Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? I'm going down to shoot my lady You know I'm caught up messing around with another man I'm going down to shoot my lady You know I'm caught up messing around with another man And that ain't too cool Hey Joe I heard you shot your woman down Hey Joe, hey Joe Yes I heard you shot your woman down Down to the ground, all the way Yes I did, yes I did, yes I did You know I'm caught up messing around, messing around town Hey Yes I did, yes I did, yes I did You know I'm caught up messing around town Down to the ground, all the way Hey Joe, hey Joe Where you going to run to now? Hey Joe, hey Joe Where you going to run to now? I'm going on south, way down south Way down to the Mexico way I'm going on south Way down, I could be free Ain't no one going to find me Ain't no hangman Ain't going to put a rope around me Hey Joe I'm going to run on down you now Goodbye buddy I think I hear the man coming I think I hear the man coming