Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand?
Hey Joe, I said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Oh
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man, yeah
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Huh, and that ain't too cool
Hey Joe, I heard you shot your mama down
You shot her down now
Shot her down in the ground, yeah
Yeah
Yes, I did, I shot her
You know I caught her messin' round, messin' round town
Yes, I did, I shot her
You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town
And I gave her the gun
I shot her
Alright
Shoot her one more time again, baby
Yeah
Oh, dig it
Ah, alright
Hey, Joe
Where you gonna run to now? Where you gonna run to?
Hey Joe, I said
Where you gonna run to now? Where you, where you gonna go?
Well, dig
I'm goin' way down south
Way down to Mexico way
Alright
I'm goin' way down south
Way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me
Ain't no hangman gonna
He ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe right now
I gotta go now
Hey, Joe
You better run on down
Goodbye, everybody, ow
Hey, hey, Joe
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Written by: Billy Roberts
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Hey Joe is Hendrix at his best of introducing modern versions of old black blues classic lyrics and themes with his own brand of electric guitar.
The Hey Joe Songfacts says: There have been countless versions of "Hey Joe" but the version that inspired Hendrix to record this came from a Folk singer named Tim Rose, who played it in a slow arrangement on his 1967 debut album. Rose was a popular singer/songwriter for a short time in the Greenwich Village scene, but quickly faded into obscurity before a small comeback in the '90s. Read Full BioHey Joe is Hendrix at his best of introducing modern versions of old black blues classic lyrics and themes with his own brand of electric guitar.
The Hey Joe Songfacts says: There have been countless versions of "Hey Joe" but the version that inspired Hendrix to record this came from a Folk singer named Tim Rose, who played it in a slow arrangement on his 1967 debut album. Rose was a popular singer/songwriter for a short time in the Greenwich Village scene, but quickly faded into obscurity before a small comeback in the '90s. He died in 2002 at age 62.
The Hey Joe Songfacts says: There have been countless versions of "Hey Joe" but the version that inspired Hendrix to record this came from a Folk singer named Tim Rose, who played it in a slow arrangement on his 1967 debut album. Rose was a popular singer/songwriter for a short time in the Greenwich Village scene, but quickly faded into obscurity before a small comeback in the '90s. Read Full BioHey Joe is Hendrix at his best of introducing modern versions of old black blues classic lyrics and themes with his own brand of electric guitar.
The Hey Joe Songfacts says: There have been countless versions of "Hey Joe" but the version that inspired Hendrix to record this came from a Folk singer named Tim Rose, who played it in a slow arrangement on his 1967 debut album. Rose was a popular singer/songwriter for a short time in the Greenwich Village scene, but quickly faded into obscurity before a small comeback in the '90s. He died in 2002 at age 62.
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Jennifer Bittle
This is the first song my big brother learned on the guitar. He was a hell of a good player, and a good man. He died a few weeks ago; all I have left of him are memories and music. Thank God for Hendrix, because he’s keeping the past alive for me.
Beeg Chongoos
🙏
noego jimmy
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GhaziB17
Sorry for your loss mate.
TU42
💗
Glovo Zagreb
in mix of comment comes the godlike present saying he never died he passed away
hes always here and always will be...so are you...because time is real
people say we invented time but its wrong,we named it only but its real and its alive
and we all are in memory of big pappa time...everthing is. NOW MAKE HIM LAUGH AND SING WITH ME
HE JOEEEEEEEEEE WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT GUN IN YOUR HAND? PARAM PARAM PAM PAM PAM PAM
rocknrallsoul94 Rockero
The world lost Jimi Hendrix 50 years ago today. He was only 27 years old, his career just beginning with only just 4 years in the spotlight but accomplished tons. "Are You Experienced" (1967) Is one of the albums where heavy metal guitar began, the way he manipulated distortion, feedback & effects in general was pioneering AF. He went on to become one of the highest paid musicians of his time without knowing how to read a signal note of music. R.I.P
No more Comply
Remember Lee Van Cleef.
Jorge Alejandro Ramirez de la Fuente
Band of gypsies best album
Betty Hottenrott
I remember hearing Jimi for the first time when I was 17 in 1966. He was phenomenal and the first psychedelic musician of my generation. I loved him immediately and have mourned his exit from this life. A once in a lifetime, gifted artist whose music still defines my generation.