I said, 'Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?' I said, 'Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?' I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady You know I caught my woman messin' 'round with another man I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady You know I caught my woman messin' 'round with another man I said, 'Hey Joe, I heard you shot your old lady down' I said, 'Hey Joe, I heard you shot your old lady down' Yes, I shot my woman down in the ground You know I my baby messin' round, messin' round town Yes, I shot my baby You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town Hey, Joe I wanna know Gonna run down Mexico where I can be free Hey, Joe I wanna know Gonna run down Mexico where I can be free There ain't no hangman Saving my love down here for you and me There ain't no hangman, no Saving my love down here for you and me