I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
All around in my hometown
They're tryin' to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the k**ing of a deputy
For the k**ing of a deputy
But I say...
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I planted a seed
He said, "k** it before it grow."
He said, "k** them before it grow."
But I say...
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defence
I shot the sheriff, and they say it was a capital offence
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
Yeah, one day the bottom will drop out
But I say...