Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand

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

Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man

Huh! and that ain't cool

Huh hey hoe, I heard you shot your mama 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

Huh, 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

Hey hey Joe