Hey Joe

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Hey Joe, where're you goin’ with
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 that gun of yours?
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  Hey Joe, I said where're you 
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goin’ with that gun in your hand
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  I’m goin’ down to shoot my lady
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  You know I caught her messin’ 
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‘round with another man
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Yeah, I’m goin’ down to shoot my 
lady
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  You know I caught her messin’ 
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‘round with another man
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Huh! And that ain’t cool

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A hey Joe,   I heard you shot 
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your woman down
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You shot her down now
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   A hey Joe,   I heard you 
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shot your old lady down
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You shot her down in the ground, 
Yeah”
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   Yes, I did, I shot her
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   You know I caught her messin’ 
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‘round, messin’ ‘round town
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Uh, yes I did, I shot her
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   You Know I caught my old Lady 
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messin’ ‘round town
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And have her the gun
And I shot her

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        Alright, shoot her one more 
time again baby!
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         Yeah! Dig it
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           Oh alright

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   Hey Joe
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   Where're you gonna run to 
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now, where you gonna go?
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 Hey Joe, I said
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   Where're you gonna run to 
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now, where you gonna go?
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 I’m goin’ way down south
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   Way down to Mexico way
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 I’m goin’ way down south
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   Way down where I can be free
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Ain’t no one gonna find me

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 Ain’t no hangman gonna
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 He ain’t gonna put a rope around me
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You better believe it right now
I gotta go now
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  Hey Joe
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  You better run on down
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Goodbye, everybody ow!