Hoo-hoo This here is a story about Billy Joe and Bobby Sue Two young lovers with nothing better to do Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube And here's what happened when they decided to cut loose They headed down to old El Paso That's where they ran into a great big hassle Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle Bobby Sue took the money and run Hoo-hoo-hoo Go on, take the money and run Go on, take the money and run (hoo-hoo-hoo) Go on, take the money and run Go on, take the money and run (hoo-hoo-hoo) 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 living off other people's taxes Bobby Sue, whoa-oh-ho, she slipped away Billy Joe caught up with her the very next day They got the money, hey, you know they got away They headed down south and they're still runnin' today, singin' Go on, take the money and run Go on, take the money and run (hoo-hoo-hoo) Go on, take the money and run (ooh lord) Go on, take the money and run (hoo-hoo-hoo) Yeah, yeah Go on, take the money and run (yeah, yeah)(hoo-hoo-hoo) Go on, take the money and run (ooh lord) Go on, take the money and run (yeah, yeah)(hoo-hoo-hoo) Go on, take the money and run (ooh lord)