I Shot the Sheriff

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I shot the sheriff Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh All around in my hometown They're tryin' to track me down (track me down, 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 sheriff (oh, Lord) But I swear it was in self-defence I shot the sheriff (I shot the sheriff) And they say it is a capital offence Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what I don't know (I don't know) Every time I plant a seed He said, "kill it before it grows" He said, "kill them before they grow" I shot the sheriff (oh, Lord) But I swear it was in self-defence (but I didn't shoot no deputy) I shot the sheriff (oh, Lord) And they say it is a capital offence (capital offence) 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 him down I say Oh-oh, no deputy I shot the sheriff And they say it is a capital offence Reflexes had gather the better of me And what is to be must be Every 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 I shot the sheriff And they say it is a capital offence All around I shot the sheriff (oh, Lord) But I swear it was in self-defence (I shot the sheriff) I shot the sheriff (oh, Lord) And they say it is a capital offence (oh, I shot the sheriff) Ooh, ooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh-ooh All around Ooh, ooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh-ooh