Bunny Wailer - I Shot The Sherriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, no, no, no
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what, I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed
He woulda kill it, before it grow
He woulda kill them before they grow
That's why - I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, no, no, no
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't done no deputy
All around in my home town
They're tryin' to track me down
They say they wanna bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy
For the slaying of a deputy
Then I know- I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, no, no, no
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, no!
Now was he passing, behind me
As I started out of town, yeah, yeah, yeah!
There I saw, sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I drew - then I shot - I shot him down
Reflexes had the better of me, ne
And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket goes to the well
One day the bottom a-go drop out, yeah
One day the bottom's gonna drop out, yeah
I said, I shot the sheriff
But I knew it was in selfdefence
I shot the sheriff
But they say it is a capital offence
I said, I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy
I said, I shot the sheriff
If I am guilty I will pay
I said, I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy
Note:
This song is a cover released in 1981.The original was by Bob Marley and first released in 1973.
It has also been covered by Ken Boothe in 1976 and by UB40, who released it in 2008.
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