Bob Marley
Oh, no, oh I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, ooh, ooh Yeah All around in my hometown
They're tryin' to track me down, yeah
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy, for the life of a deputy
But I say, oh, now, now...
Oh, I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defense
Ooh, ooh, ooh I said, I shot the sheriff, Oh Lord
And they say it is a capital offense
Ooh, ooh, ooh Hear this
Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what I don't know
Ev'ry time I plant a seed He said, "Kill it before it grows."
He said, "Kill them before they grow." And so, oh, now, now, Read it in the news
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defense
Ooh, ooh, ooh Where was the deputy?
I said I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defense Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah!
All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down So I shot, I shot, I shot him down
And I say, if I am guilty I will pay
I shot the sheriff, but I say, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, no, oh I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy Ooo, ooo, ooh Reflexes had the better of me
And what is to be must be Ev'ry day the bucket a-go-a well One day the bottom a-go drop out
One day the bottom a-go drop out I say, I, I, ...
I, I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy, no (Repeat)