I Shot The Sheriff

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot no deputy

All around in my home

They're trying to track me down

They say they want to bring me in guilty

For the killing of a deputy to

For the life of a deputy 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 I say

I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defense

Freedom came my way one day

And I started out started out somewhere

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

Reflexes got the better of me

What is to be must be

Every day the bucket goes to the well

One day the bottom will drop out

Yes one day the bottom will drop out

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy

I shot the sheriff