I shot the sheriff

I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff
All around in my home town
They're trying 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
I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don't know
Every time that I plant a seed
He said 'Kill it before it grows'
He said 'Kill it before it grows'
But I say
I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff
Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot I shot him down
But I say
Reflexes got the better of me
I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff
I shot the sheriff