Hey Joe,uh, where you goin´ with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe,I said,where you goin´ with that gun in your hand.Alright
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´too cool.


Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down,now,
Uh, hey Joe,I heard you shot your old lady down,you shot her down in the
ground
Yeah! Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught her messin´ round, messin´ round
town.
     
Uh, Yes I did, I shot her, you know I caught my old lady messin´ round town

And I gave her the gun, I shot her!

Hey Joe, said now, where you [bad word] to now, where you gonna to?
?
Hey Joe,I said where you [bad word] to now,where you,where you [bad word] to?

Well dig it! I´m goin´ way south,way down to Mexico way! Al-right!

I´m goin´ way down south,way down where I can be free! Ain´t no one gonna find
me babe!


Ain´t no hang man gonna, he ain´t put a rope around me! You better believe it
right now! I gotta go now  

Hey,hey,hey Joe, you [bad word] on down! Goodbye everybody,Ow!

Hey, hey Joe, what´d I [bad word] on down!