Lyrics

Well I bought an old D-28 in 1953
I thought I'd get myself a job on the Grand Ol Opry
To get and sing with Bill was all I had in mind
But if you a job singing with Bill you gotta stand in line

I've got the blues
The bluegrass music blues
I'm a wearing out that old guitar
And my lungs are wearing too
I can't keep from pickin' and singing them old mountain tunes
Well, I know for certain that I've got the bluegrass music blues

Well, I bought that foggy mountain breakdown
And Earl's Breakdown too
Well I love to hear that ol' five string go
I got myself a lloyd loar, and stetson hat
And to top it all I tried to learn to sing like Lester Flatt

I've got the blues
The bluegrass music blues
I'm a wearing out that old guitar
And my lungs are wearing too
I can't keep from pickin' and singing them old mountain tunes
Well, I know for certain that I've got the bluegrass music blues

Well I wake up in the morning
I can hear Earl's banjo ring
And when I go to bed at night
I can hear ol' Monroe sing
And then sometimes late at night
I think of Jimmy too
Cause no one can hit that 28 like Jimmy do