Hey Joe, Where you going with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, Now tell me where you going with that gun in your hand? I'm going down to shoot my lady 'Cos I caught her messing around with another man. Yes, I'm going down to shoot my lady 'Cos I caught her messing around with another man.
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down. (Yes, he did it.) Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, Right down to the ground. Yes I did, I shot her, You know I shot her 'cos I caught her messing 'round town. Yes I did, I shot her, I shot my woman 'cos she was messing 'round town. I gave her the gun - oh, I shot her!
Oh, hey Joe, Tell me where you're gonna run to? Ah, hey Joe, C'mon tell me where you'll gonna run to? Now don't you worry about me, I'm going way down South, Way down South where I'm gonna be free. Oh, I'm going way down South, Way down South maybe outside Mexico Way. I'm gonna run, oh yeah.