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 shot my old lady
you know, I caught her messin' around with another man, yeah
I'm goin' down to shot my old lady
you know I caught her messin' around with another man,
Huh, and that ain't too cool

Uh, Hey Joe
I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down, now
H-hey Joe
I said 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 messin' round, messin' round town
Uh-yes I did, I shot her
You know, I caught my old lady messin' around town
And I gave her the gun,
I SHOT HER!

Woo
Ah...Hey Joe, alright
Shot her one more time again, baby

yeah
Ah, dig it
Ah
Ah, ... Ooo, alright

Hey Joe, said now
uh-where you [bad word] to now?
Where you [bad word] to?
Hey Joe, I said
where you [bad word] to now?
Where you, where you gonna go?
Well, dig it!

I'm goin' way down south,
way down to Mexico way
Alright!
I'm goin' way down south,
way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me

Ain't no hangman gonna,
he ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe it right now! I gotta go now
Hey, h-hey Joe,
you [bad word] on down
Goodbye everybody, ow!
Hey, hey-hey Joe, [bad word] on down!