Hey Joe
Deep Purple (Studio) Lyrics
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Where you going with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe
Now tell me where you going with that gun in your hand
I'm gonna shoot my lady
'cause I caught her messing around with another man
Yes, I'm going down to shoot my lady
'cause I caught her messing around with another man
Hey Joe
I heard you shot your woman down
Hey Joe
I heard you shot your woman down
Right down to the ground
Yes I did I shot her
Yes I did I shot her
I shot my woman 'cause she was messing 'round town
I gave her the gun, I shot her!
Hey Joe
Tell me where you gonna run to now?
Hey Joe
C'mon tell me where you gonna run to?
Don't you worry about me
I'm going way down south
Way down south where I'm gonna be free
I'm going way down south
Way down south maybe outside Mexico way
I'm gonna run, oh yeah
The song Hey Joe by Deep Purple tells a story of a man named Joe who is going to shoot his lady because he caught her cheating with another man. The song opens with a question directed at Joe, asking him where he is going with a gun in his hand. He responds by stating that he is going to shoot his lady because he caught her cheating. The second verse is directed at Joe again, but this time someone is asking if he actually shot his woman down. He responds, "Yes I did I shot her." He shot her because she was "messing 'round town." He then says that he is not worried about where he is going to run to because he is going way down south where he will be free.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey Joe
Addressing the person named Joe
Where you going with that gun in your hand
Questioning Joe's motive for carrying a gun
Now tell me where you going with that gun in your hand
Repeating the question for emphasis
I'm gonna shoot my lady
Stating the intention to shoot his partner
'cause I caught her messing around with another man
Explaining the reason for wanting to shoot his partner
Yes, I'm going down to shoot my lady
Reiterating the plan to shoot his partner
'cause I caught her messing around with another man
Repeating the reason for wanting to shoot his partner
Hey Joe
Addressing the person named Joe
I heard you shot your woman down
Asking Joe about the rumors of him shooting his partner
Right down to the ground
Emphasizing the violent act of shooting someone
Yes I did I shot her
Admitting to the act of shooting his partner
I shot my woman 'cause she was messing 'round town
Explaining the justification for shooting his partner
I gave her the gun, I shot her!
Boasting about the violent act of shooting his partner
Hey Joe
Addressing the person named Joe
Tell me where you gonna run to now?
Asking Joe where he plans to go after committing a violent act
C'mon tell me where you gonna run to?
Encouraging Joe to answer the question
Don't you worry about me
Assuring that Joe doesn't need to worry about the artist's plans
I'm going way down south
Stating the singer's plan to flee to the south
Way down south where I'm gonna be free
Describing the singer's desire for freedom
Way down south maybe outside Mexico way
Specifying a potential location for the artist's escape
I'm gonna run, oh yeah
Confirming the intention to escape and run away
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Written by: BILLY ROBERTS
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@berrybradley6292
Listening to this, start to finish, is like watching a movie.
@dietergentz2546
Auch nach 54 Jahren noch immer absolut geil...!!!
@combridge1
Hell YES!! In any language!!!
@odb_roc_hound4186
Back in the 80’s one summer night I was in my room at my parents house in upstate NY with the window open, I heard Hey Joe playing, it was a garage band somewhere in the neighborhood. The guitarist started into end solo and was combining Blackmore’s with Jimi’s, he went on for over 30 minutes just wailing away, it was incredible.
@mariskacandice890
🤯
@andymacdonald821
Where are the recording devices when needed….
@patricksantos-io2op
Love the guitar solo Ritchie Blackmore did on this .....so powerful....I'm a punker ,but have always loved Deep Purple and Rainbow.
@PopShoppekid
To me this is the best version of this great song! Jimi 's version is definitely so good also, but Deeo Purple is epic!!
@awaken77
Intro with Spanish melody is killer!
@zlodrim9284
My favorite version of this song, always played it when I was working as a waiter.