Lyrics:

Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa, oh
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa, oh
(I shot the sheriff)
But I didn't shoot the deputy, oh no, no, no, no
(I shot the sheriff)
But I didn't shoot the 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 the deputy
For the killing of the deputy
But I say, hey
(I shot the sheriff)
Hey, hey
(I shot the sheriff)
Whoa, oh, oh, yeah
(I shot the sheriff)
But I swear it was in self-defense
Ooh, whoa
(I shot the sheriff)
And they say it is a capital offense
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what? I don't know
Every time I plant a seed
He said, "Kill it before it grows"
He said, "Kill it before it grows"
(I shot the sheriff)
Whoa, whoa
(I shot the sheriff) shot him down
Whoa, oh
(I shot the sheriff)
Hey
(I shot the sheriff)
(I shot the sheriff)
But I didn't shoot the deputy, oh no, no, no
(I shot the sheriff)
But I didn't shoot the deputy
Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town
All of a sudden, I saw sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down
But I say, hey
(I shot the sheriff)
Hey, hey
(I shot the sheriff)
(I shot the sheriff)