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 HOME TOWN
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
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
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-DEFENCE, YEAH
FREEDOM CAME
MY WAY ONE DAY
AND I STARTED
OUT OF TOWN, YEAH
ALL OF A SUDDEN
I SAW 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 HAD
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 DIDN'T SHOT
THE DEPUTY, NO
YEAH!
I... I...
BUT I DIDN'T SHOOT
NO DEPUTY
YEAH, SO, YEAH