I Shot The Sheriff - Live At The Rainbow Theatre, London / June 1, 1977

All around in my home town
They're tryin' to track me down
They say they want to bring I in guilty
For the life of a deputy
For the life of a deputy now, but I say

Because i shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self defense uh uh
Because I shot the sheriff (And they say it is a capital offense) uh uh

Sheriff John Brown always hate I
For what, I don't know
Every time I plant a seed
He said kill them before it grow
He said kill them before they grow now, and so

That is why why I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shut no deputy
Because i shot the sheriff, but I didn't shut no deputy man uh uh

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah!
And the all l of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
He was aiming to shoot I down
So I, oh yes I, I shot him down and I say
Lord I'm guilty I will pay

I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shut no deputy
Because I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shut no deputy uh uh

Reflexes had got the better of me
What is to be must be
Every day the bucket go to the well, tell you what
One day the bottom will drop out
And i mean one day the bottom will drop out,
And so, I say

Reflexes had the better of me
What is to be must be, yeah
Every day the bucket go to the well
And I mean one day the bottom will drop out
And I say one day the bottom will drop out
And so eh