I Shot the Sheriff

I Shot The Sheriff - The Reggae's Soul

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy

I shot the sheriff but I did not 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 I plant a seed

He said kill it before it grows

He said kill it before it grows

And so

And so

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 of town

All of a sudden I see sheriff john brown

Aiming to shoot me down

So I shot I shot him down