Hey Joe
Reese Lyrics

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

Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh
Repeating the question, but with a sense of urgency.

I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Joe is admitting he's heading down to kill his wife.

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Joe has realized that his wife is cheating on him.

Yeah, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Reiterating his plan to kill his wife.

You know I caught her messin' 'round with another man
Again, emphasizing why he's going to kill his wife.

Huh! and that ain't cool
Joe expressing how he feels about his wife's infidelity.

Huh hey hoe, I heard you shot your mama down
Someone is asking Joe if he really killed his mother.

You shot her down now
Confirming that Joe indeed killed his mother.

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your lady down
Someone is asking Joe if he really killed his wife.

You shot her down in the ground yeah!
Confirming that Joe indeed killed his wife.

Yes, I did, I shot her
Joe takes responsibility for killing his wife.

You know I caught her messin' round messin' round town
Joe reiterating that he caught his wife cheating.

Huh, yes I did I shot her
Emphasizing that he killed his wife.

You know I caught my old lady messin' 'round town
Again stating the reason for killing his wife.

And I gave her the gun
Joe admits to providing the weapon to his wife's killer.

And I shot her
Joe killed his wife with the very same gun.

Shoot her one more time again baby!
Joe is relishing in the feeling of killing his wife.

Yeah!
Expressing the satisfaction and power he feels after killing his wife.

Oh dig it
Joe is urging himself to revel in the moment.

Oh alright
Joe is still feeling cocky and in control.

Hey Joe, where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Questioning where Joe will go after committing such a heinous crime.

Hey Joe, I said where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Repeating the question with a sense of urgency.

I'm goin' way down south
Joe is running away to Mexico.

Way down to Mexico way
Reiterating where Joe is headed to get away.

Alright
Acknowledging that he knows what he's doing.

I'm goin' way down south
Repeating where he's headed, with determination in his voice.

Way down where I can be free
Joe is running to get away and be free from his crime.

Ain't no one gonna find me
Joe is confident that he won't be found.

Ain't no hang-man gonna
No one is going to catch him and hang him.

He ain't gonna put a rope around me
Joe is sure that he won't be caught and hanged.

You better believe it right now
Joe thinks he's invincible and believes he can't be caught.

I gotta go now
Joe is in a hurry to leave before he gets caught.

Hey, Joe
Someone is calling Joe back as he leaves.

You better run on down
A piece of advice to Joe as he runs away.

Goodbye everybody
Joe is saying goodbye to everyone he knows, blaming his actions on his wife's infidelity.

Hey hey Joe
Someone is calling Joe again to come back.