Dolly Parton (b. 19 January 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian.
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Pentameters for Parton
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation
Has a branch for childhood education.
Kids, she says, in order to succeed,
Need to learn (and also love) to read.
You’ll know she’s been successful when you hear
That they give out ten million books a year.
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Asked and Answered
When Oprah asked Dolly about plastic surgery,
(Beauty they say is only skin deep),
She didn’t dissemble or dabble in perjury,
“It takes a lot of money to look this cheap!”
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