Hey Joe

Where you goin′ with that gun in your hand?

Hey JoeI said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

I′m going down to shoot my old lady

You know, I've caught her messin' around with another man (yeah)

I′m going down to shoot my old lady

You know, I′ve caught her messin' around with another man

And that ain′t too cool

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your woman down, 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

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!

Alright

Shoot her one more time, baby

Yeah, oh

Hey Joe, said now

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 Joe

You better run on down

Goodbye everybody

Hey Joe