1.

You can tell the world you never was my brother
You can burn my clothes up when I'm gone.
Or you can tell your friends just what a fool I've been
And laugh and joke about me on the phone.

2.

You can tell my arms, go back into the farm
you can tell my feet to hit the floor
Or, you can tell my lips to tell my fingertips,
They won't be reaching out for you no more.

REF.:

Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart,
I just don't think he'd understand,
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart,
He might blow up and kill this man.  Oooh.

3.

You can tell your ma, I moved Arkansas.
Or you can tell your Dogs, about my leave.
Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip
He never really liked my anyway.

4.

Or tell your Aunt Louise tell anything you please.
The self already knows I'm not OK
Oh you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind.
It might be walking out on me today.

Ref. 3x