1. Hey Joe, oh, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe, I said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady,
you know, I caught her messin' around with another man, yeah.
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady,
you know, I caught her messin' around with another man.
And that ain't too cool.
2. 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, yeah!
Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught her messin' round,
messin' round town .
Oh yes, I did, I shot her.
You know, I caught my old lady messin' around town
And I gave her the gun, I shot her!
Hey Joe, 2
Alright , shot her one more time again.
Yeah ! Ah, dig it.
Alright.
3. Hey Joe, oh, where you gonna run to now?
Where you gonna run to?
Hey Joe, I said, where you gonna run to now?
Where you, where you gonna go?
Well, dig it! I'm goin' way down south,
way down to Mexico way. Alright!
I'm goin' 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 it right now! I gotta go now.
Hey, hey Joe, you better run on down, goodbye everybody, now!
Hey, hey, hey Joe, uhh, run on down!