Lyrics:

(I Shot The Sheriff
but I Didn't Shoot No Deputy, Oh No! Oh!
i Shot The Sheriff
but I Didn't Shoot No Deputy, Ooh, Ooh, Oo-Ooh.)
yeah! All Around In My Home Town,
they're Tryin' To 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

oh, Now, Now. Oh!
(I Shot The Sheriff.) - The Sheriff.
(But I Swear It Was In Selfdefence.)
oh, No! (Ooh, Ooh, Oo-Oh) Yeah!
i Say I Shot The Sheriff - Oh, Lord! -
(And They Say It Is A Capital Offence.)
yeah! (Ooh, Ooh, Oo-Oh) Yeah!

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 So

read It In The News
(I Shot The Sheriff.) Oh, Lord!
(But I Swear It Was In Self-Defence.)
where Was The Deputy (Oo-Oo-Oh)
i Say I Shot The Sheriff,
but I Swear It Was In Selfdefence. (Oo-Oh) Yeah!

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 - I Shot Him Down And I Say
if I Am Guilty I Will Pay.

(I Shot The Sheriff,)
but I Say (But I Didn't Shoot No Deputy),
i Didn't Shoot No Deputy (Oh, No-Oh), Oh No!
(I Shot The Sheriff.) I Did!
but I Didn't Shoot No Deputy. Oh! (Oo-Oo-Ooh)

reflexes Had Got 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.
lord, I Didn't Shot The Deputy. Yeah!
i - I (Shot The Sheriff) -
but I Didn't Shoot No Deputy, Yeah! So, Yeah!