Hey Joe

Where you going with that gun in your hand?

Hey, hey Joe

I wanna know, where you going, with that gun in your hand?

Going to shoot my old lady

'Cause I caught her messin' around  with another man

Oh yes I did

I'm going down to shoot my old lady

I caught her messing 'round with another man

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your woman down

Shot her down to the ground

Hey Joe

You caught her messing 'round downtown, boy

Ow

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, hey

Can you tell me, boy

I wanna know, who you're gonna run to now?

Lord, have mercy

Hey Joe

Joe where you gonna run to know?

I'm going way down south

Yeah, I'm going down to Mexico way

Oh, yes I am

I'm going way, way down south

Where I can be safe, Lord

Lord, have mercy

Ain't no hangman, yeah

Gonna put no rope around me

Lord, have mercy