hey joe, i'm goin' way down where i can be free: hey joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand hey joe, i said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh 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 cool huh hey hoe, i heard you shot your mamma down you shot her down now hey joe, i heard you shot your lady down you shot her down in the groud yeah! yeah! yes, i did, i shot her you know i caught her messin' round messin' round town huh, yes i did i shot her you know i caught my old lady messin' 'round town and i gave her the gun and i shot her alright shoot her one more time again baby! yeah! oh dig it oh alright hey joe, where you gonna run to now where you gonna go hey joe, i said where you gonna run to now where you gonna go 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 hang-man gonna he ain't gonna put a rope around me you better believe it right now i gotta go now hey, joe you better run on down goodbye everybody hey hey joe