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 town and shoot my old lady
I caught her messin' 'round with another man
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Caught her messin' 'round with another man
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, down town
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
Yes, I did, I shot her
I caught my old lady messin 'round town
Yes I did, I shot her
I caught her messin 'round, 'round town
Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go
I'm goin' way down south way down to mexico way
Ain't no hang-man
Ain't nog hang-man gonna put a rope around me
Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand
I'm goin' down town and shoot my old lady
I caught her messin' 'round with another man
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Caught her messin' 'round with another man
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, down town
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
Yes, I did, I shot her
I caught my old lady messin 'round town
Yes I did, I shot her
I caught her messin 'round, 'round town
Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go
I'm goin' way down south way down to mexico way
Ain't no hang-man
Ain't nog hang-man gonna put a rope around me