This heres a stor y about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
Two young lovers w ith nothin better to do
Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the t ube
And here is what happened wh en they decided to cut loose
They headed down to, o oh, old El Pa so
Thats where they ran in to a great big ha ssle
Billy joe sh ot a man while robbing his c astle
Bobbie sue took the money and r un
Go on take the m oney and r un (x4)
Billy mack is a d etective down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what t he facts is
He aint gonna let t hose two escape j ustice
He makes his livin o ff of the peoples ta xes
Bobbie sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away
Billy joe caught u p to her the very ne xt day
They got the money, he y
You know th ey got aw ay
They headed down sout h and theyre still running today
Go on take the m oney and r un (x4)