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I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputyOh, no, ohI shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputyOoh, ooh, ooh YeahAll around in my hometownThey're tryin' to track me down, yeahThey say they want to bring me in guiltyFor the killing of a deputy, for the life of a deputyBut I say, oh, now, now...Oh, I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defenseOoh, ooh, oohI said, I shot the sheriff, Oh LordAnd they say it is a capital offenseOoh, ooh, oohHear thisSheriff John Brown always hated meFor what I don't knowEv'ry time I plant a seedHe said, "Kill it before it grows."He said, "Kill them before they grow."And so, oh, now, now,Read it in the newsSongtexteI shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defenseOoh, ooh, oohWhere was the deputy?I said I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defenseFreedom came my way one dayAnd I started out of town, yeah!All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John BrownAiming to shoot me downSo I shot, I shot, I shot him downAnd I say, if I am guilty I will payI shot the sheriff, but I say, but I didn't shoot no deputyOoh, no, ohI shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputyOoo, ooo, oohReflexes had the better of meAnd what is to be must beEv'ry day the bucket a-go-a wellOne day the bottom a-go drop outOne day the bottom a-go drop outI say, I, I, ...I, I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy, no(Repeat) Aus Songtexte Mania