Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand
I’m going down to shoot my old lady
I caught her messing ’round with another man
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
Hey Joe, Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
You shot her down town
Yes I did, I shot her ’cause I caught my woman fooling around
So I shot her down town
She gave me the gun and I shot her
Well hey Joe, where you gonna run to now
Well hey Joe, Joe, where you gonna run to now
Where you gonna run to
I’m going way down south
Way down Mexico way
I said, I’m going way down south, baby
Way down where I can be free
Ain’t no one gonna find me
Ain’t no hangman gonna
Ain’t no hangman that’s gonna put a noose around me
No no ain’t no one gonna find me, no one gonna find me
Hey Joe, said there ain’t no hangman who gonna, no no
No, no
No, no
Hey Joe
No, no don’t go
Don’t go