Hey Joe,
Swab where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe,
Swab where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

I said I'm gonna shoot my old lady down
I caught her messing around with another man
I said I'm gonna shoot my old lady down
I caught her messing around on me

Hey Joe,
I heard that you shot your lady down
Hey Joe,
I heard that you caught your old lady fuckin'
Some other guy, so you shot her down

Well, you know, I guess that's true
You can say I shot her down

Well, yes I did
Yes I did
I shot her down
I said, yes I did
Yes I did
I shot her down to the ground

So Hey Joe,
Where you gonna run to now?
I say where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna hide?

I said I'm gonna go south
Mexico way
No one's gonna put a noose around me

I said I'm going way down south
Mexico way
Where a man can be free

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