I shot the
Sheriff
But I did not
Shoot the
Deputy
I shot the
Sheriff
But I didn't
Shoot the
Deputy
All around in
My home town
They're trying to
Track me down
They say they want
To bring me in
Guilty
For the killing
Of a
Deputy
For the life of a
Deputy
But I say...
I shot the
Sheriff
But I swear it
Was in
Self-defense
I shot the
Sheriff
And they say it
Is a
Capital offense
Sheriff john Brown
Always hated me
For what
I don't know
Every time that
I plant a seed
He said,
"Kill it before,
It grows"
He said,
"Kill it before,
It grows"
But I say...
I shot the
Sheriff
But I swear it
Was in
Self-defense
I shot the
Sheriff
But I swear it
Was in
Self-defense
Freedom came
My way one day
And I started out
Out there
All of a sudden
I see Sheriff
john Brown
Aiming to shoot
Me down
So I shot
I shot him
Down
I say...
I shot the
Sheriff
But I did not
Shoot the
Deputy
I shot the
Sheriff
But I didn't
Shoot no
Deputy
Reflexes got the
Better of me
And what is to be
Must be
Every day the
Bucket goes to
The well
But one day the
Bottom will
Drop out
Yes, one day the
Bottom will
Drop out
But I say...
I shot the
Sheriff
But I didn't
Shoot the
Deputy
Oh no, no no
I shot the
Sheriff
But I didn't
Shoot no
Deputy
Oh no, no no...