I SHOT THE SHERIFF
BUT I DIDN'T SHOOT
NO DEPUTY
OH NO OH
I SHOT THE SHERIFF
BUT I DIDN'T SHOOT
NO DEPUTY
OOH OOH OOH
YEAH
ALL AROUND
IN MY HOMETOWN
THEY'RE TRYIN'
TO TRACK ME DOWN
YEAH
THEY SAY THEY
WANT TO BRING
ME IN GUILTY
FOR THE KILLING
OF A DEPUTY
FOR THE LIFE
OF A DEPUTY
BUT I SAY
OH NOW NOW OH
THE SHERIFF
OH NO
YEAH
I SAY
I SHOT THE SHERIFF
OH LORD
OH NOW
YEAH
YEAH
YES
SHERIFF JOHN BROWN
ALWAYS HATED ME
FOR WHAT
I DON'T KNOW
EVERY TIME
I PLANT A SEED
HE SAID KILL IT
BEFORE IT GROW
HE SAID KILL THEM
BEFORE THEY GROW
AND SO
AND SO
READ IT IN THE NEWS
OH LORD
WHERE WAS THE
DEPUTY
I SAY
I SHOT THE SHERIFF
BUT I SWEAR
IT WAS IN
SELF DEFENSE
YEAH
FREEDOM CAME
MY WAY ONE DAY
AND I STARTED OUT
OF TOWN YEAH
ALL OF A SUDDEN
I SEE SHERIFF
JOHN BROWN
AIMING TO
SHOOT ME DOWN
SO I SHOT
I SHOT
I SHOT HIM DOWN
AND I SAY
IF I AM GUILTY
I WILL PAY
BUT I SAY
I DIDN'T SHOOT
NO DEPUTY NO
I DID
OH
YEAH
REFLEXES HAVE
THE BETTER OF ME
AND WHAT IS
TO BE
MUST BE
EVERY DAY
THE BUCKET
A-GO A WELL
ONE DAY THE BOTTOM
A-GO DROP OUT
ONE DAY THE BOTTOM
A-GO DROP OUT
I SAY
I I I
I SHOT THE SHERIFF
LORD I DID NOT SHOT
THE DEPUTY
NO
YEAH
I
I
BUT
I DID NOT SHOOT
NO DEPUTY
YEAH
SO
YEAH