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Artist: Santa Esmeralda
Canonical path: /santa-esmeralda/hey-joe
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hey Joe
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Hey Joe
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Hey joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Hey joe, i said where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Alright. 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.
Uh, hey joe, i heard you shot your woman down,
You shot her down.
Uh, hey joe, i heard you shot you old lady down,
You shot her down to the ground. yeah!
Yes, i did, i shot her,
You know i caught her messin' 'round,
Messin' 'round town.
Uh, yes i did, i shot her
You know i caught my old lady messin' 'round town.
And i gave her the gun and i shot her!
Alright
(ah! hey joe)
Shoot her one more time again, baby!
(oo)
Yeah.
(hey joe!)
Ah, dig it!
(hey)
Ah! ah!
(joe where you gonna go?)
Oh, alright.
[3rd verse]
Hey joe, said now,
(hey)
Uh, where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to?
Yeah.
(where you gonna go?)
Hey joe, i said,
(hey)
Where you goin' to run
To now, where you, where you gonna go?
(joe!)
Well, dig it!
I'm goin' way down south, way down south,
(hey)
Way down south to mexico way! alright!
(joe)
I'm goin' way down south,
(hey, joe)
Way down where i can be free!
(where you gonna...)
Ain't no one gonna find me babe!
(...go?)
Ain't no hangman gonna,
(hey, joe)
He ain't gonna put a rope around me!
(joe where you gonna..)
You better belive it right now!
(...go?)
I gotta go now!
Hey, hey, hey joe,
(hey joe)
You better run on down!
(where you gonna...)
Goodbye everybody. ow!
(...go?)
Hey, hey joe, what'd i say,
(hey.......................joe)
Run on down.
(where you gonna go?)
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