Dolly Parton Makes Colbert Cry With This Sad Song Her Mother Would Sing (Video)

Stephen Colbert is not just one of the great comedic minds and late-night TV hosts of our generation, he is also a very gentle soul.

On Tuesday’s “Late Show,” guest Dolly Parton made the CBS host cry with a few bars of old song “Bury Me Beneath the Willow,” a sad ditty her mom used to sing to the country-music legend.

And don’t you dare make a remark about Colbert’s soft side until you sit through it: Watch the video above.

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“Bury Me Beneath the Willow,” written by Woody Guthrie, is about a bride who was left at the altar. The stood-up young woman killed herself.

Below are the sad, sad lyrics, courtesy of Musixmatch.

Tonight I’m sad, my heart is lonesome
For the only one I love
When shall I see her? Oh no, never
Till we meet in heaven above So bary me beneath the willow
Under the weepin’ willow tree
So she will know where I am sleepin’
And perhaps she’ll weep for me She told me that she dearly loved me
How could I believe it untrue?
Until an angel softly whispered
She could never care for you So bury me beneath the willow
Under the weepin’ willow tree
So she will know where I am sleepin’
And perhaps she’ll weep for me Tomorrow was to be our wedding
Oh god, oh god, where can she be?
She’s gone a-courtin’ with another
And no longer cares for me So bury me beneath the willow
Under the weepin’ willow tree
So she will know where I am sleepin’
And perhaps she’ll weep for me So she will know where I am sleepin’
And perhaps she’ll weep for me

Parton was on TV selling her new book, “Songteller: My Life in Lyrics.” She also has a holiday album out, “A Holly Dolly Christmas.”

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