Hey Joe,
Said where you going with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe,
Said where you going with that gun in your hand

Said I'm gonna shoot my old lady down
I caught her messing around with another man
Said I'm gonna shoot my old lady down
I caught her messing around on me

Hey Joe,
I heard that you shot your old lady down
[00:49]Hey Joe,
I heard that you caught your old lady fuckin' some other guy and you shot her down

Well, I guess that's true you know I shot her, yeah
Well, yes I did, I said I did, I shot her down
Said, yes I did, I said I did, I shot her down to the ground

So hey Joe,
Where are you gonna run to now
Said where you gonna go to, where ya gonna run, where ya gonna hide

I said I'm going way down south to Mexico, eh
No one's gonna put a noose around me
I said I'm going way down south to Mexico, eh
Where a man can be free

Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya