Hey Joe
Ben Coleman Lyrics

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand
Asking Joe where he's headed with the gun he's holding.

Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh
Repeat of the first line, urging Joe to answer.

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Joe reveals his intention to shoot his partner.

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Joe is referring to the reason he caught his partner with someone else.

Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Joe repeats his intention to shoot his partner.

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Repeat of the previous line, indicating the severity of the situation for Joe.

Huh! and that ain't cool
Joe expresses his disapproval of his partner's infidelity.

Huh hey hoe, I heard you shot your mama down
Someone hears rumors of Joe killing his mother.

You shot her down now
Repeating the previous line, confirming Joe's action.

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
Someone hears that Joe has killed his partner.

You shot her down in the ground yeah!
Repeating the previous line, emphasizing the severity of Joe's action.

Yes, I did, I shot her
Joe confirms that he killed his partner.

You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town
Joe is explaining why he killed his partner.

Huh, yes I did I shot her
Repeat of Joe admitting to killing his partner.

You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town
Joe reiterates why he killed his partner.

And I gave her the gun
Joe reveals how he killed his partner.

And I shot her
Confirming that Joe killed his partner with the gun he gave her.

Hey Joe, Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Asking Joe where he'll go now that he's killed his partner.

Hey Joe, I said Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Repeat of the previous line, urging Joe to answer.

I'm goin' way down south
Joe reveals where he plans on fleeing to escape punishment.

Way down to Mexico way
Joe specifies which direction he's headed to escape.

I'm goin' way down south
Repeat of Joe's plan to flee down south.

Way down where I can be free
Joe explains why he's going down south.

Ain't no one gonna find me
Joe is confident he won't be caught down south.

Ain't no hang-man gonna
Joe is expressing his assurance that he won't be executed for his crime.

He ain't gonna put a rope around me
Joe emphasizes that the hangman won't be able to punish him.

You better believe it right now
Joe is confident in his ability to evade punishment.

I gotta go now
Joe is ready to leave and flee to Mexico.

Hey, Joe
Someone is calling out to Joe one last time before he departs.

You better run on down
The person calls out to Joe, urging him to run away quickly.

Goodbye everybody
Joe is saying goodbye as he departs, leaving the people he knew behind.

Hey hey Joe
Final call-out to Joe, now that he's about to leave.