Hey joe, where you goin' with that gun of yours
Hey joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand
I'm goin' down to shoot my lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Huh! and that ain't cool

A hey hoe, I heard you shot your mamma down
You shot her down now
A hey joe, I heard you shot your old lady down
You shot her down in the groud yeah!

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 gave her the gun
And I shot her

Alright
Shoot her one more time again baby!
Yeah!
Dig it
Oh alright

Hey joe,
Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Hey joe, I said
Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
I'm goin' way down south
Way down to mexico way
I'm goin' way down south
Way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me
Ain't no hang-man 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
Goodbye everybody
Hey hey joe.

Zarówno w zwrotce jak i w refrenie gramy C G D A E (na koniec wersu można dodać E7)