Beyoncé changes the lyrics to 'Jolene' by Dolly Parton and everyone is saying the same thing

With the release of Beyoncé’s latest album Cowboy Carter, fans have been sent into a frenzy after seeing how she changed the lyrics in one of her songs.

The BeyHive is certainly buzzing today.

Beyoncé’s fans had their wait of her new album finally come to an end today (March 29).

Cowboy Carter has gone down a hit with fans and critics alike, scoring 91 percent on review aggregator Metacritic, the same score as her iconic 2022 Renaissance album.

Listeners have, however, said single 'Texas Hold 'Em' bears a weird similarity to the theme tune of a 90s kids TV show, while one country music station has been accused of racism after it didn't play Beyoncé's new singles.

One of the songs on the album fans are particularly going wild over is 'Jolene'.

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The song is essentially a cover of the 1973 Dolly Parton song of the same name with altered lyrics... and fans are loving it.

Parton’s version of the song is also a favorite to many fans, but Beyoncé has significantly changed the mood of the song with her rendition.

How did Beyoncé change the lyrics to 'Jolene'?

Parton’s song is very much a plea to a woman whose ‘beauty is beyond compare’ to not steal her husband away from her.

Much of the song is Dolly wishing this seemingly perfect woman go after any of the other men she can have than try and ruin the marriage of the singer.

We all know the chorus:

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him just because you can

Beyoncé, forever defiant, didn’t really feel like being as vulnerable in her version.

The Queen Bee’s rendition is a warning to the woman to stay clear of her man or face the consequences.

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Her chorus goes:

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm warnin’ you, don't come for my man (Jolene)

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Don't take the chance because you think you can

Beyoncé insists that her union with her man is strong enough to withstand the flirtatious antics of a woman trying to break up a 20-year relationship.

For instance, a segment of Parton's verse goes:

And I can easily understand

How you could easily take my man

But you don't know what he means to me

Jolene

Beyoncé on the other hand:

I can easily understand

Why you're attracted to my man

But you don't want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (You heard me)

What do the BeyHive make of the song?

Many fans have loved this version and questioned whether this is Beyoncé warning ‘Becky with the good hair’, a woman the music star has never named, but is often referred to by her fans as the woman Jay-Z seemingly had an affair with back in 2015.

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“Jolene is definitely @Beyonce warning Becky with the good hair to leave her man Sean carter,” one user remarked on social media.

“Dolly Parton calling Becky with the good hair a hussie, leading into Beyoncé doing her version of Jolene is my multiverse of madness,” another joked.

“Between Dolly calling Becky with the good hair a hussy and Beyoncé telling Jolene she don’t want no smoke, I’m on the f****** floor,” commented another

“Beyoncé said 'I ain’t forget about you Becky,'" a fourth simply said.

The album has certainly been well received on social media with some arguing it will likely be a contender for best album of the year.

Other fans also said that the artist was right in saying it is not a country album, but simply a Beyoncé album.

Full lyrics to Dolly Parton's 'Jolene'

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him just because you can

Your beauty is beyond compare

With flaming locks of auburn hair

With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring

Your voice is soft like summer rain

And I cannot compete with you

Jolene

He talks about you in his sleep

And there's nothing I can do to keep

From crying when he calls your name

Jolene

And I can easily understand

How you could easily take my man

But you don't know what he means to me

Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him just because you can

You could have your choice of men

But I could never love again

He's the only one for me

Jolene

I had to have this talk with you

My happiness depends on you

And whatever you decide to do

Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him even though you can

Jolene, Jolene

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Full lyrics to Beyoncé's 'Jolene'

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm warnin’ you, don't come for my man (Jolene)

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Don't take the chance because you think you can

You’re beautiful, beyond compare

Takes more than beauty and seductive stares

To come between a family and a happy man

Jolene, I'm a woman too

Thе games you play are nothing new

So you don't want no hеat with me, Jolene

We've been deep in love for twenty years

I raised that man, I raised his kids

I know my man better than he knows himself (Yeah, what?)

I can easily understand

Why you're attracted to my man

But you don't want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (You heard me)

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm warnin' you, woman, find you your own man

Jolene, I know I’m a queen, Jolene

I’m still a Creole banjee bitch from Louisianne (Don't try me)

There’s a thousand girls in every room

That act as desperate as you do

You a bird, go on and sing your tune, Jolene (What?)

I had to have this talk with you

'Cause I hate to have to act a fool

Your peace depends on how you move, Jolene

Me and my man crossed those valleys

Highs and lows and everything between

Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds

I sleep good, happy

'Cause you can’t dig up our planted seeds

I know my man's gon' stand by me, breathin' in my gentle breeze

I crossed those valleys

Highs and lows and everything between

Good deeds roll in like tumblin' weeds

Good and happy

'Cause you can't dig up them planted seeds

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'ma stand by her, she gon' stand by me, Jolene

I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me

(I'ma stand by her, she gon' stand by me)

I'ma stand by him, he gon' stand by me, Jolene