1st verse (Oo-backing vocals on each line)
Hey Joe, where you goin with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe, I said where you goin with that gun in your hand?
Alright. Im goin down to shoot my old lady,
you know I caught her messin round with another man.
Yeah, Im goin down to shoot my old lady,
you know I caught her messin round with another man.
Huh And that aint too cool.

2nd verse (Ah. -backing vocal on each line)
Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down,
you shot her down.
Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot you old lady down,
you shot her down to the ground. Yeah

Yes, I did, I shot her,
you know I caught her messin round,
messin round town.
Uh, 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
(Ah Hey Joe)
Shoot her one more time again, baby
(Oo)
Yeah.
(Hey Joe)
Ah, dig it
(Hey)
Ah Ah
(Joe where you gonna go?)
Oh, alright.

3rd verse
Hey Joe, said now,
(Hey)
uh, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to?
Yeah.
(where you gonna go?)
Hey Joe, I said,
(Hey)
where you goin to run
to now, where you, where you gonna go?
(Joe)
Well, dig it
Im goin way down south, way down south,
(Hey)
way down south to Mexico way Alright
(Joe)
Im goin way down south,
(Hey, Joe)
way down where I can be free
(where you gonna...)
Aint no one gonna find me babe
(...go?)
Aint no hangman gonna,
(Hey, Joe)
he aint gonna put a rope around me
(Joe where you gonna..)
You better belive it right now
(...go?)
I gotta go now
Hey, hey, hey Joe,
(Hey Joe)
you better run on down
(where you gonna...)
Goodbye everybody. Ow
(...go?)
Hey, hey Joe, whatd I say,
(Hey.......................Joe)
run on down.
(where you gonna go?