This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue 

Two young lovers with nothin' better to do 

Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube 

And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose 



They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso 

That's where they ran into a great big hassle 

Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle 

Bobbie Sue took the money and run 



Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 



Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas 

You know he knows just exactly what the facts is 

He ain't gonna let those two escape justice 

He makes his livin' off of the people's taxes 



Bobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away 

Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day 

They got the money, hey 

You know they got away 

They headed down south and they're still running today 

Singin' go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run 

Go on take the money and run