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Hey Joe, where you're going with that gun in your hand.

Hey Joe, I said, where you're goin with that gun in your hand.  

I'm going down to shoot my old lady, you know,

 —  I caught her messing around with another man.        

I'm going down to shoot my old lady, you know,

 — I caught her messing around with another man.

Hey Joe, I heard, you shot your woman down, shot her down now.    

Hey Joe, I heard, you shot your old lady down, shot her down to the ground.

Yes, I did, I shot her, you know, I caught her messing 'round, messing 'round town. 

Yes, I did, I shot her, you know, I caught my old lady messing 'round town.

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Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to.

Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna go.

Well dig it, I'm going way down South, way down to Mexico way, alright.

I'm going way down South, way down, where I can be free

 — ain’t no one gonna find me.

Ain't no hangman gonna, he ain't gonna put a rope around me,

 — you better believe it right now, I gotta go now.

Hey Joe, you better run on down.  Good bye everybody.highway to hell

hold me ,

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