I SHOT THE SHERIFF		Bob Marley

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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy

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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 a 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 grown
He said kill it before it grown
 
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

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

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy