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King then shared a reworked version of her 1971 hit, \"It's Too Late,\" to encourage others to get vaccinated when they can. \"It's not too late, baby/It's not too late/And you really are gonna make it,\" she sings in the clip.

\"You're gonna be so strong and healthy/When it's your turn, just take it/Don't be too late, baby/Don't hesitate,\" she adds.

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King captioned the post, \"Thank you @dollyparton for inspiring me to record my own vaccination song. #covidvacccine #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs.\"

When Parton received her first dose of the COVID vaccine earlier this month, she shared a reimagined version of her classic hit, \"Jolene,\" to encourage vaccination.

“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine/ I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate/Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine/Because once you’re dead then that’s a bit too late,\" she sang in a video that featured her getting vaccinated.

After singing the tune, Parton added, \"I know I’m trying to be funny now, but I’m dead serious about the vaccine. I think we all want to get back to normal, whatever that is. And that would be a great shot in the arm, wouldn’t it, if we could get back to that.\"

The country legend notably donated $1 million to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020, which supported Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.

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