I shot the sheriffbut I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriffbut I did not shoot the deputy
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 the life of a deputy
But I say:
I shot the sheriffbut I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriffand 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 sheriffbut I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriffbut I swear it was in self-defense
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 shotI shot him down
I say:
I shot the sheriffbut I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriffbut I did not shoot the deputy
Reflexes got 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
Yesone day the bottom will drop out
But I say:
I shot the sheriffbut I did not shoot the deputyoh no
I shot the sheriffbut I did not shoot the deputyoh no

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