Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of yours? Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man And that ain't too cool
Huh, hey Joe, I heard you shot your mamma down You shot her down now Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down You shot her down in the ground, yeah 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' 'round town And I gave her the gun And I shot her
Alright Shoot her one more time again, baby Yeah Oh, dig it Oh, alright
Hey Joe Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go? Hey Joe, I said Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go? 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 hang-man 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