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Hey Joe Where you going with that money in your hand ?
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I say: Hey Joe Where you going with that money in your hand ?
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Well I'm going to see my woman You know I heard
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She done messed around with some other man

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I heard she did You know I'm going downtown
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Gonna buy me a Blue Steel 44
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You know I'm going downtown
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Gonna buy me a Blue Steel 44
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I'm gonna catch up with that girl, 
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she won't be messin' 'round on me no more.


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Well I say hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand ?
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Hey hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand ?
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I'm gonna shoot my woman
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I found her messin' around with some other man.
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Hey Joe, I heard you shot your old lady down
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Hey Joe, you know I heard that you shot your old lady down
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Yes I did 'cause I caught her messin' 'round, messin' 'round, messin' 'round town, well all right.

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I said hey Joe, you better lay low and get out of town
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I said hey Joe, where you gonna run to now ?
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He said I'm going downtown and I'm gonna get me a passport, see (oh see)
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Well I'm going down South, way down Mexico way
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And there ain't no hangman gonna put no noose around me, hu-hu
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Just 'cause I shot her, just 'cause I shot her down, all right.

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Well I'm going down South, way down Mexico way
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I'm going down South where a man can be free
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No there ain't no hangman gonna put no noose around me.