I'm bluer than the bluegrass in Kentucky I'm sadder than a weeping willow tree I'm lonesome as the mountains on the moon With the biggest broken heart in Tennessee I heard through the grapevine how you're doing You turned some cajun head's in New Orleans You caused a fight in a cowboy bar in Texas And the biggest broken heart in Tennessee You took this ol' country boy to school You wrote the book then you broke the rules And left a trail of red hot memories Yeah I'm bluer than the bluegrass in Kentucky... [ guitar ] Well my story's made the rounds in Chattanooga Everybody down in Memphis knows of me You're the one to thank for my fame and misfortune And the biggest broken heart in Tennessee You took this ol' country boy to school... Yeah I'm bluer than the bluegrass in Kentucky... Yeah I got the biggest broken heart in Tennessee