Beyoncé Remixes Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ on New ‘Cowboy Carter’ Album

Beyoncé took Dolly Parton‘s most famous hit about begging a woman to stay away from her man and switched it up — going on the offensive … and invoking the notorious “Becky.”

It was one of many surprises on Bey’s new album “Cowboy Carter” — with her track “Jolene” not necessarily being a pure cover of DP’s iconic song … but more so a remix, where she drastically changed the lyrics and shifted the focus over who the song is really about.

Whereas Dolly’s version is quite literally pleading with a woman named Jolene — who’s portrayed as a beauty who’s seducing Dolly’s fictional husband — Bey did the opposite … and fired off warning shots to this “Jolene” and told her to steer clear from her own hubby.

Beyonce sings … “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.”

If it sounds like Beyonce is going after a particular lady here — well, you’d be correct … something Dolly herself alludes to in an interlude that comes before the song … where she notes that Beyonce’s fury is aimed at a fictional woman named Becky, a la ‘Lemonade.’

Remember … Beyonce dedicated a good portion of that album to the notion that another woman was trying to come between her and Jay-Z … and it blurred the line of fake vs. real.

This was probably the biggest surprise on the album … but there were lots of others too.

Her collabs with Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone have all been highly praised — and the album at large is getting a ton of love, especially for its unique approach to country.

There’s one other tidbit that folks are latching onto from the record — namely, the fact that Bey seems bent out of shape over the fact she hasn’t won the coveted Album of the Year Grammy … something Jay himself recently spotlighted, and which she does as well on ‘CC.’

She sings this lyric on ‘SWEET HONEY BUCKIN’ … “A-O-T-Y, I ain’t win (Let’s go) / I ain’t stung by them / Take that s**t on the chin / Come back and f*** up the pen.”

Obviously, she’s just gonna keep it moving and keep on cranking out music … and not let the Grammy snubs bother her, even though it’s clearly on her mind since she referenced it here. Considering how widely-beloved this new album seems to be, ya gotta wonder if this will win.