Hey Joe,uh, where you goin´ with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe,I said,where you goin´ with that gun in your hand.Alright I´m goin´ down to shoot my old lady,you know,I caught her messin´ round with another man.Yeah! I´m goin´ down to shoot my old lady,you know,I caught her messin´ round with another man. Huh! And that ain´too cool.
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down,now, Uh, hey Joe,I heard you shot your old lady down,you shot her down in the ground Yeah! Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught her messin´ round, messin´ round town.
Uh, Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught my old lady messin´ round town
And I gave her the gun, I shot her!
Hey Joe, said now, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna to? ? Hey Joe,I said where you gonna run to now,where you,where you gonna run to?
Well dig it! I´m goin´ way south,way down to Mexico way! Al-right!
I´m goin´ way down south,way down where I can be free! Ain´t no one gonna find me babe!
Ain´t no hang man gonna, he ain´t put a rope around me! You better believe it right now! I gotta go now
Hey,hey,hey Joe, you better run on down! Goodbye everybody,Ow!