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Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.33/10 [6 votes]Album: Live At Woodstock / Original Release Date: 1999-07-06Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 52 sec
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
JIMI HENDRIX
- Hey Joe Lyrics[1st verse [Oo-backing vocals on each line]]
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.
[2nd verse [Ah. -backing vocal on each line]]
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?)
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.
[2nd verse [Ah. -backing vocal on each line]]
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!
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?)
Facts about Hey Joe
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Hey Joe is written by Bill Roberts.
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It is first released on July 06, 1999 as part of Jimi Hendrix's album "Live At Woodstock" which includes 16 tracks in total.
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When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, the song 'Hey Joe' performed by Jimi Hendrix narrates a tale of a man's name Joe, who learns about his partner's unfaithfulness, and opts for very drastic measures. The words reveal the path of Joe running away from the repercussions of his deeds, craving for liberation, and dodging the retribution for his wrong act. The lyrics of the song 'Hey Joe' mostly show feelings of anger, heartbreak, and despair as well as one of solitude. On the other hand, the song brings out the significance of jealousy and betrayal, and of the violence and its consequences as well as the escape and freedom. The lyrics are filled with the themes of violence and murder, primarily the shooting of a woman, hence, adult content. The brutality depicted and the circumstances around it deserve a restricted rating as it would not be appropriate for kids below 17 years to watch it without the supervision of an adult.
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Hey Joe falls under the genre Rock.
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Hey Joe song length is 5 minutes and 52 seconds.
Who wrote Hey Joe lyrics?
Hey Joe is written by Bill Roberts.
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When was Hey Joe released?
It is first released on July 06, 1999 as part of Jimi Hendrix's album "Live At Woodstock" which includes 16 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Hey Joe lyrics?
When we focus on what the lyrics are trying to say, the song 'Hey Joe' performed by Jimi Hendrix narrates a tale of a man's name Joe, who learns about his partner's unfaithfulness, and opts for very drastic measures. The words reveal the path of Joe running away from the repercussions of his deeds, craving for liberation, and dodging the retribution for his wrong act. The lyrics of the song 'Hey Joe' mostly show feelings of anger, heartbreak, and despair as well as one of solitude. On the other hand, the song brings out the significance of jealousy and betrayal, and of the violence and its consequences as well as the escape and freedom. The lyrics are filled with the themes of violence and murder, primarily the shooting of a woman, hence, adult content. The brutality depicted and the circumstances around it deserve a restricted rating as it would not be appropriate for kids below 17 years to watch it without the supervision of an adult.
✔️
Which genre is Hey Joe?
Hey Joe falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Hey Joe?
Hey Joe song length is 5 minutes and 52 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Bill Roberts
Record Label(s): 2009 Experience Hendrix L L C , under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
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purplefaith February 28, 2011-17:12
sweet lips says roll it down the line n play that gtr loud baby,u introduced me to 1 of the best rock godz now ur with him,never forget.. rock on dude
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sweet lips says roll it down the line n play that gtr loud baby,u introduced me to 1 of the best rock godz now ur with him,never forget.. rock on dude
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