Hey Joe
Mr. Blue and The Tight Groove Lyrics

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand
Asking Joe about his intentions with the firearm he's carrying

Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh
Asking Joe again about his intentions with the firearm, to emphasize the question

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Joe is confessing his plan to kill his girlfriend

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Joe is explaining why he caught her and why he's going to kill her

Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Reiterating Joe's intention to shoot his girlfriend

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Reiterating why Joe wants to kill his girlfriend

Huh! and that ain't cool
Reacting to the situation with anger and frustration

Huh hey hoe, I heard you shot your mama down
A friend or acquaintance is repeating the rumor that Joe killed his mother

You shot her down now
Reiterating the rumor that Joe killed his mother

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
The same friend or acquaintance is repeating the rumor that Joe killed his girlfriend

You shot her down in the ground yeah!
Reiterating the rumor that Joe killed his girlfriend and buried her

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

You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town
Joe explains again why he killed his girlfriend

Huh, yes I did I shot her
Emphasizing that Joe is admitting to the crime

You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town
Reiterating why Joe killed his girlfriend

And I gave her the gun
Joe is explaining how he was able to shoot his girlfriend

And I shot her
Joe confirms that he killed his girlfriend

Alright
An expression of agreement with what was just said

Shoot her one more time again baby!
Joe is expressing his anger and his desire to hurt his girlfriend even more

Yeah!
An expression of agreement with the previous statement

Oh dig it
An expression of excitement or enthusiasm

Oh alright
An expression of agreement or confirmation

Hey Joe,
Addressing Joe again

Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Asking Joe where he plans to go after he committed the crime

Hey Joe, I said
Reiterating the question to Joe

Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Asking Joe again where he will flee to

I'm goin' way down south
Joe is explaining where he plans to escape to

Way down to Mexico way
Reiterating that Joe plans to escape to Mexico

Alright
An expression of agreement

I'm goin' way down south
Reiterating where Joe is going to escape to

Way down where I can be free
Joe is explaining why he's going to Mexico

Ain't no one gonna find me
Joe is expressing his desire to escape justice and not be caught

Ain't no hang-man gonna
Joe expresses his desire to avoid justice by not being hanged

He ain't gonna put a rope around me
Joe is saying he doesn't want to be punished by the law

You better believe it right now
An expression of seriousness and urgency

I gotta go now
Joe is saying he has to leave

Hey, Joe
Addressing Joe one last time

You better run on down
Telling Joe to leave quickly and flee the scene

Goodbye everybody
Saying goodbye to everyone before leaving

Hey hey Joe
Addressing Joe one final time before he leaves