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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
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,
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,
Every time that I plant a seed,
He said, "Kill it before it grows"
He said, "Kill it before it grows"
And so
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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
Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town
All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown
Aimin' to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down
And I say
I shot the sheriff,
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff,
But I didn't shoot the deputy
Reflexes got the better of me
And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket falls to the world
One day the bottom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out
Refrain
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