Yeehaw! Well here’s a punchline that writes itself, Jamie Lynn Spears is going country.

The former Zoey 101 star, 17, is eyeing an entertainment industry comeback more than a year after returning to her roots in Kentwood, LA to raise daughter Maddie.

And get this, pals say the teen mother is on course to become the next big thing in country music.

……Isn’t that the same thing they said about Jessica Simpson?

Jamie “has been quietly working on a country album since last fall,” a family friend has revealed to E!.