I shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy
All aroun d in my home town
They're trying to t rack me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a d eputy
For the life of a d eputy 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 Jo hn Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every tim e that I plant a seed
He said Kill it be fore it grows
He said Kill it be fore it grows 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 ca me my way one day
And I star ted out of town yeah
All of a sud den I see sheriff John Brown
Aiming to sho ot 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 the deputy
Reflexes got the better of me
And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket falls to the well
But one day the bo ttom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out But I say
I shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot the deputy, oh no
I shot the sheriff, but I did not
shoot no deputy, oh no



















