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Her music will live on forever.

Years before Dolly Parton died on Tuesday, she recorded a secret song that won’t be released until 2045.

In the “Jolene” singer’s 2020 memoir, “Songteller: My Life in Lyrics,” she revealed that she wrote a song called “My Place In History” that is stored in a capsule at her Dollywood Theme Park.

After sharing the secret with the public, Parton joked about having regrets about deciding to keep the track locked away until her 99th birthday.

Dolly Parton (seen above at Dollywood in 1987) has an unreleased song hidden in a capsule. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
The capsule is placed at her Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (Pictured: Parton Experience’s Songteller exhibit and Dreamsong Theater at Dollywood in 2024.) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

“I had to write this song that nobody was going to hear ‘til then, and I tell you you have no idea how that has bothered me,” she said on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2022.

“I want to go dig that up so bad,” she shared, adding that “it’s a really good song.”

“I don’t know whose damn idea that was,” the Grammy winner quipped.

The track was slated to be released in 2045. (Pictured: Parton performing in 2004.) Admedia Photo / SplashNews.com
Parton wrote about the secret song in her 2020 memoir, “Songteller: My Life in Lyrics.” (Pictured: The cover of Parton’s memoir.) Chronicle Books

However, Parton said she was excited for the public to hear the new track.

“Hopefully it’ll be special. I have to honestly say, it was an odd feeling to be asked to write a song that was not going to be heard ‘til [2045]. But it’s a good song,” she shared.

During an appearance on “The Tonight Show” that same year, Parton told host Jimmy Fallon, “I won’t be around to hear it. I’ll be dead and gone — well, I might not be, ’cause I’ll be 99. You know me, I might still be hoppin’ around.”

On the “Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2022, the “9 to 5″ songstress said she wanted to “go dig” the song up “so bad.” (Pictured: Parton on the “Kelly Clarkson Show.”) The Kelly Clarkson Show/Youtube

As Page Six previously reported, Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

The “I Will Always Love You” singer’s team revealed she secretly battled cancer before her shocking death.

“After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” her reps confirmed in a statement to Page Six Tuesday.

Parton (seen above at the grand opening of Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove expansion in 2019) died on Tuesday. She was 80. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
The country music star (seen above at Dollywood in 1986) secretly battled cancer before her passing. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Parton’s team did not disclose what type of cancer she battled.

TMZ reported that Parton was admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville last Friday with kidney and autoimmune issues and stayed in the facility until she passed.

Before she passed, the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library founder requested that she be laid to rest in a “beautiful bed of plush cotton,” her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, revealed.

Dolly Parton in a denim dress and boots, seated and holding a guitar.
Dolly Parton (seen above at Dollywood in 1987) has an unreleased song hidden in a capsule. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
People waiting in line outside The Dolly Parton Experience's Songteller exhibit and Dreamsong Theater at Dollywood.
The capsule is placed at her Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (Pictured: Parton Experience’s Songteller exhibit and Dreamsong Theater at Dollywood in 2024.) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
Dolly Parton performing in an orange and red sequined gown while holding a microphone.
The track was slated to be released in 2045. (Pictured: Parton performing in 2004.) Admedia Photo / SplashNews.com
Cover for Dolly Parton's "Songteller: My Life in Lyrics" featuring a black and white portrait of her.
Parton wrote about the secret song in her 2020 memoir, “Songteller: My Life in Lyrics.” (Pictured: The cover of Parton’s memoir.) Chronicle Books
Dolly Parton on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
On the “Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2022, the “9 to 5″ songstress said she wanted to “go dig” the song up “so bad.” (Pictured: Parton on the “Kelly Clarkson Show.”) The Kelly Clarkson Show/Youtube
Dolly Parton speaking into a microphone while wearing a sequined blue and white outfit with large shoulders.
Parton (seen above at the grand opening of Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove expansion in 2019) died on Tuesday. She was 80. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
Dolly Parton at a press conference for Dollywood.
The country music star (seen above at Dollywood in 1986) secretly battled cancer before her passing. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

 

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