Ken Boothe - I Shot The Sheriff

I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot the deputy, yeah - no, no
Said I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot the deputy, yeah - no, no

All around in my home town
They are trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of the deputy
For the life of the deputy
But I'll say it, say it

I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in selfdefence - yeah, yeah
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offence

Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time I plant a seed
He said kill it, before it grow
He said kill them before they grow
And I'll say it, say it
Yeah - let me tell you again

I shot the sheriff
Shot him down, to the ground
Without no mercy, ooh yeah
Said I shot him down
Didn't worry me, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town
All of a sudden, I saw sheriff John Brown
So I shot - I shot him down
Yes I shot, I shot the sheriff
But I'll say it, say it
Do you hear me, do you hear me
Talking out a little bit louder

I shot the sheriff
And Is hot him down on the ground, yeah
Good Lord! Take out my .45
And I shot him, I shot him down, good Lord
Why you know something..

Note:

This song is a cover released in 1976.
The original was by Bob Marley & The Wailers and first released in 1973.
It has also been covered by Bunny Wailer in 1981 and by UB40 in 2008.

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