HEY JOE

Bruce Springsteen's version

Hey Joe
Uh, 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' around with another man, yeah
I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin' around with another man
Huh, and that ain't too cool

Uh, Hey Joe
I heard you shoot your woman down, you shot her down, now
Hey Joe
I said I heard you shoot your 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' around town
And I gave her the gun
I shot her

Woo
Ah...Hey Joe, alright
Shot her one more time again, baby

Yeah
Ah, dig it
Ah
Ah, ... Ooo, alright

Hey Joe, said now
Uh-where you gonna run to now?
Where you gonna run to?
Hey Joe, I said
Where you gonna run to now?
Where you, where you gonna go?
Well, dig it!

I'm goin' way down south
Way down to Mexico way
Alright!
I'm goin' way down south
Way down where I can be free
Ain't no one gonna find me

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

One of the many covers played with The Castiles live in the early years, around 1967 at the Left Foot teen club, Freehold, NJ. The above lyrics are for the live 30 Sep 1967 performance at the Left Foot.

The Left Foot is an "over 13 under 18" club located in the recreation center of St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 37 Throckmorton Street in Freehold, NJ. The club closed for good in Apr 1968 after it dramatically lost its popularity when the larger Freehold Hullabaloo club opened nearby theprevious month.

The song words and lyrics are by Williams Roberts, 1962, but several things have led people to question whether Roberts really wrote it. For more info about the song, check the Hey Joe Versions website by Jan Marius Franzen.

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