Hey Joe

Where you going with that gun in your hand

Hey Joe

Now tell me where you going

with that gun in your hand

I'm gonna shoot my lady

Cos I caught her messing around

with another man

Yes I'm going down to shoot my lady

Cos I caught her messing around

with another man

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your woman down

Hey Joe

I heard you shot your woman down

Right down to the ground

Yes I did I shot her

I shot her cos I caught her messing 'round town

Yes I did I shot her

shot my woman cos she was messing 'round town

I gave her the gun

I shot her!

Hey Joe

Tell me where you gonna run to now?

Hey Joe

C'mon tell me where you gonna run to?

Don't you worry about me

I'm going way down South

Way down South

where I'm gonna be free

I'm going way down South

Way down South

maybe outside Mexico Way

I'm gon na run oh yeah