I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputyAll around in my own 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 deputyI say
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offenseSheriff 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 them before they growI say
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defenseFreedom came my way one day
And I started out of town
All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him downI say
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputyReflexes had 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 outI say
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
Composição: Bob Marley.
