Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand
I'm gonna shoot my baby
I caught her messin' 'round with another man

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your baby down
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your baby down

Yes, I did, I shot her
I went and put her in the ground

Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now?
Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now?
I'm headed way down south
Where I can be free
I'm heading a-Mexico way
No hangman's about to put a noose around me