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1.   Hey Joe,    oh, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?  
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       Hey Joe,     I said, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?  
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       I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady, 
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    you know, I caught her messin' around with another man, yeah. 
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      I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady, 
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    you know, I caught her messin' around with another man. 
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   And that ain't too cool. 
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2.       Hey Joe,           I heard you shot your woman down,  
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    you shot her down, now. 
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      Hey Joe ,          I heard you shot your old lady down,  
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    you shot her down to the ground, yeah! 
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     Yes I did, I shot her,     you know I caught her messin' round,  
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    messin' round town . 
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      Oh yes, I did, I shot her. 
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    You know, I caught my old lady messin' around town  
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     And I gave her the gun, I shot her! 
 
Hey Joe, 2 
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                     Alright ,   shot her one more time again. 
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                             Yeah ! Ah, dig it.  
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                              Alright. 
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3.   Hey Joe,            oh, where you gonna run to now?  
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    Where you gonna run to?  
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       Hey Joe,           I said, where you gonna run to now?  
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    Where you, where you gonna go?  
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     Well, dig it!         I'm goin' way down south,  
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    way down to Mexico way. Alright! 
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     I'm goin' way down south,      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,  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, hey Joe,   you better run on down, goodbye everybody, now!  
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    Hey, hey, hey Joe,     uhh, run on down! ......