CLÁSSICOS PARA A VIDA ETERNA

HEY JOE - 1967 - JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

Sérgio Luiz Gallina

Hey Joe foi composta em 1962 pelo músico americano Billy Roberts. Ela se tornou um marco do rock e foi gravada por vários artistas diferentes desde então. 

A música conta a história de um homem que está planejando ir para o México após atirar em sua esposa. A mais antiga gravação conhecida  é um single da banda The Leaves, lançado em novembro de 1965.

A Jimi Hendrix Experience gravou Hey Joe no álbum "Are You Experienced", de 1967.

Hey, Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

Hey, Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

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

Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down

You shot her down

Hey Joe, I heard you shot 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

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, forgiven baby

Yeah

Ah, dig it

Ah, alright

Hey Joe, said now

Where you gonna run to now, where you gonna run to?

Hey Joe, I said

Where you goin' to 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 baby

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, hey Joe

You better run on down

Goodbye everybody, ow

Hey, hey hey Joe oh oh...