hey joe where you goin with that gun in your hand hey joe i said where you goin with that gun in your hand 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 around with another man huh and that ain t too cool uh hey joe i heard you shot your woman down shot her down now hey joe i heard you shot your old lady down shot her down in the ground yeah yes i did i shot her you know i caught her messin round messin round town 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 alright shoot her one more time for me yeah aww mmm alright hey joe i said uh where you gonna run to now where you gonna run to hey joe i said where you gonna run to now where ya where you gonna go well dig i m goin way down south way down mexico way alright i m goin way down south way down where i could 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 hey joe you better run on down good bye everybody hey hey joe