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Who isnt feeling a little emotionalright now?
There was a song she used to sing called Bury Me Beneath the Willow.
So she died, of course.
Then, just like that, she slipped into singing it perfectly, as Dolly Parton does.
(Shes used toperforming it.)
As she continued, she noticed Colberttearing up: And then it goes are you cryin?
[singing] Oh, bury me beneath the willow/ under the weeping willow tree.
He replied, Like a lot of Americans, Im under a lot of stress right now, Dolly!
And, well, is he wrong?
I know youre not really crying!
Parton then left him with some wisdom we could all use for the next few weeks.
Its what tears are for, I think.
