This is a story about Billy Joe and Bobby Sue Two young lovers with nothin' better to do Except 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 New Old El Paso That's where they ran into a great big hassle Billy Joe, shot a man while robbin' his castle Bobby Sue, took the money and run Yeah
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 Mac, is a detective down in Texas And he knows just exactly what the facts is He ain't gonna let those two escape justice He makes his livin' off of other people's taxes
Bobby Sue, slowly slipped away Billy Joe, caught up with him the very next day They got the money hey and though they got away Headed down south and they're still runnin' 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
Well, yeah
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