Hey Joe Where you going with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe Now tell me where you going with that gun in your hand?

Im going down shoot my lady
Cos I caught her messing round with another man
Yes Im going down to shoot my lady
Cos I caught her messing round with another man

Hey Joe I heard you shot your woman down - Yes you did
Hey Joe I heard you shot your woman down, right down to the ground

Yeah, yes I did I shot her
You know I shot her cos I caught her messing round town
Yes i did I shot her
I shot my woman cos she was messing round town
I gave her the gun - I shot her

Ooh hey Joe Tell me where you gonna run to... now?
Hey Joe Cmon tell me where you gonna run to?

Now dont you worry about me
Im going way down south
Way down south where Im gonna be free
Alright Im going way down south, way down south
Maybe outside Mexico way
Im gonna run oh yeah