I Shot The Sheriff - Full Length Version

I shot the sheriff
 But I did not shoot the deputy
 
 I shot the sheriff
 But I did not shoot the deputy
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 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
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 I shot the sheriff
 But I swear it was in self-defense
 I shot the sheriff
 And they say it is a capital offense
 
 Sheriff John Brown always hated me
 For what, I don't know
 And every time that I plant a seed
 He said, "Kill it before it grows"
 He said, "Kill it before it grows"
 I say
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 I shot the sheriff
 But I swear it was in self-defense
 
 I shot the sheriff
 But I swear it was in self-defense
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 Freedom came my way one day
 And I started out of town, yeah
 All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
 Aiming to shoot me down
 So I shot, I shot him down
 I say
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 I shot the sheriff
 But I did not shoot the deputy
 
 I shot the sheriff
 But I didn't shoot the deputy
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 Reflexes got the better of me
 And what is to be must be
 Every day the bucket goes to the well
 But one day the bottom will drop out
 Yes, one day the bottom will drop out
 But I say
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 I shot the sheriff
 But I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
 I shot the sheriff
 But I did not shoot the deputy, oh no