hey joe 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 t too cool uh hey joe i heard you shot your woman down you shot her down uh hey joe i heard you shot you 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 round town i took out my gun then i shot her alright shoot her one more time again baby yeah ah dig it ah ah oh alright hey joe said now uh where you gonna run to now where you gonna run to yeah hey joe i said where you goin to run to now where you where you gonna go well dig it i m goin way down south way down south way down south to mexico way alright i m goin way down south way down where i can be free ain t no one gonna find me babe ain t no hangman gonna he ain t gonna put a rope around me you better belive it right now i gotta go now hey hey hey joe you better run on down goodbye everybody ow hey hey joe what d i say run on down 