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Hey Joe Lyrics

Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Album: Hey Joe

Hey joe, where you goin' with that gun of your hand
Hey joe, i said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh
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 cool
Huh hey hoe, i heard you shot your mamma down
You shot her down now
Hey joe, i heard you shot your lady down
You shot her down in the groud yeah!
Yeah!
Yes, i did, i shot her
You know i caught her messin' round messin' round town
Huh, 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
Shoot her one more time again baby!
Yeah!
Oh dig it
Oh alright
Hey joe,
Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
Hey joe, i said
Where you gonna run to now where you gonna go
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 hang-man gonna
He ain't gonna put a rope around me
You better believe it right now
I gotta go now
Hey, joe
You better run on down
Goodbye everybody
Hey hey joe

Comments/Interpretations

by FiWi on 5/17/2008 10:15pm
Jimi Hendrix is such a guitar LORD. & The lyrics are straight to the point & all that. YEE.

by Suwheat on 5/22/2008 9:38pm
I played at a Hendrix show, but he's way better than I'll ever be. (maybe. you never know. Not to say that I'm better than him...)

by Joshua on 5/26/2008 2:16pm
You do know he didn't write this, right? But he did spice it up! Yeehaw.

by TekLex on 7/20/2008 6:12pm
Im gonna shot my lady too. cuz i messing her up with another man. ill kill her. yeah. huh. but i hate me cuz its on me to do the best things in my life to make my wife happy... cya

by max on 12/2/2008 11:48pm
one word awsome

by Feather on 3/13/2009 5:10pm
'The Leaves' (Los Angeles garage band) made the original in 1965.

by doctorx on 6/17/2009 11:33am
muy buena cancion!!

by avraham mashasha on 7/15/2009 8:22am
jimi is the greatest

by iamwowownagedontmesswithme on 9/11/2009 6:46pm
jimi the best

by Beaner on 1/5/2010 9:32am
'The Leaves' didn't make it, they were just the first to cover and record it. It was made by Billy Roberts. STill, this is one of Hendrix's best, and the best version of the song in my opinion.

by mahmoud on 4/2/2010 1:25pm
walahy el3alam mesh haygeb zay elking jimi hendrix....

by jIMIHendrix on 5/18/2010 9:50pm
Love this song...clssic in my books, and he was the best cover out of them all!!

by jimi on 8/30/2010 9:58pm
for me I didn't understand what he talked about but music is great

by Me on 1/24/2011 8:19pm
Man, this song is classic. I would give anything to go back in time and watch him perform.

by Awasse Cheia on 4/10/2011 5:33am
i dont wanna to shoot my lady, but the song is high level. i like the way he perform.

by Awasse Cheia on 4/10/2011 5:35am
i dont wanna shoot my lady, but the song is high level. i like the way he perform.

by You Dont Know Me Muthu Fuckas on 11/27/2011 9:08pm
Jimi hendrix's death was an inside job

by hakim on 12/2/2011 10:09am
guitar lord

by chamomila off on 12/9/2011 1:42pm
jimi is the pagganini of the guitar,and i do not believe that the bigest can become ever,hey joe is sound of unless freedom

by Carmen on 3/1/2012 4:25am
with these lyrics, he can be Mozart and his virtuosity doesn't mean a thing

by guitarmanzia on 3/6/2012 7:55pm
dudes and dudettes, this is just a blues tune; make of it what you will. don'tplay like jimi.he was and you are:) be snowflakes,everyone unique!