This is a story about Billy Joe and Bobby SueTwo young lovers with nothin’ better to doExcept sit around the house, get high and watch the tubeAnd here’s what happened when they decided to cut looseThey headed down, to New Old El PasoThey swear they ran into a great big hassleBilly Joe, shot a man while robbin’ his castleBobby Sue, took the money and runYeahGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runBilly Mac, is a detective down in TexasAnd though he knows just exactly what the facts isHe ain’t gonna let those two escape justiceHe makes his livin’ off of other people’s taxesBilly Joe, lowly slipped awayBobby Sue, caught up with the him the very next dayThey got the money hey and though they got awayHeaded down south and they’re still runnin’ today, singinGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runWell, yeahGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and runGo on, take the money and run
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