Hey Joe

Where you going with that gun in your hand?

Hey Joe

I said, where you going with that gun in your hand?

I'm going down to shoot my old lady

You know, I caught her messing around with another man

I'm going down to shoot my old lady

You know, I caught her messing around with another man

And that ain't too cool

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your woman down

You 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 messing around, messing around town

Yes I did, I shot her

You know, I caught my old lady messing around town

And I gave her the gun

I shot her!

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Hey Joe (said now)

Where you going to run to now?

Where you going to run to?

Hey Joe (I said)

Where you going to run to now?

Where you, where you going to go?

Well, dig it

I'm going way down south

Way down to Mexico way

Alright

I'm going way down south

Way down where I can be free

There's no one going to find me

Ain't no hangman going to

He ain't gonna put a rope around me

You better believe it right now

I got to go now

Hey Joe

You better run on down

Goodbye everybody, ow!

Hey Joe, uh

Run on down

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