Hey Joe

Where you going with that gun in your hand?

Hey Joe

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

Oh

I'm going down to shoot my old lady

You know, I caught her messing around with another man

I'm going down to shoot my old lady

You know, I caught her messing around with another man

And that ain't too cool

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your woman down

You shot her down, now

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your old lady down

You shot her down to the ground

Yes, I did, I shot her

You know, I caught her messing around, messing around town

Yes, I did, I shot her

You know, I caught my old lady messing around town

And I gave her the gun, I shot her!

Alright

Shoot her one more time again, baby

Yeah, oh, dig it

Alright

Hey Joe

Where you gonna run to now?

Where you gonna run to?

Hey Joe, I said

Where you gonna run to now?

Where ya, where ya gonna go?

Well, dig, I'm going way down South

Way down to Mexico way, alright

I'm going way down South

Way down where I can be free

Ain't no one gonna find me

Ain't no hangman gonna

He ain't gonna put a rope around me

You better believe that now

I gotta go now

Hey Joe

You better run on down, goodbye, everybody