I Shot The Sheriff - Live At Ahoy Hallen/1978

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
Oh, no, oh
It was I who shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
Ooh, ooh, ooh

All around in my hometown
They're tryin', tryin' to track me down
They say they want to bring I guilt
For the life of a deputy, for the life of a deputy now
But I say, if I'm guilty I'll pay yeah

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
It was self-defense, yeah
It was self-defense, yeah
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offense
Lord, Lord, Lord

Sheriff John Brown always hate I
For what, I don't know now
'Cause ev'ry time, ev'ry time I plant a seed
He said, "Kill 'em before they grow"
He said, "Kill 'em before they grow"

And so, right, right, right
I shot the sheriff
Lord, I didn't shoot the deputy
It was I who shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy

I tell you what?
Freedom came my way one day now
And I started out of town, yeah
And all of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown
He was aiming to shoot I down
So I, oh, yes I shot him down
And I say, if I am guilty I will pa-

It was I and I shot the sheriff but I didn't shoot no deputy
It was I who shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, ooh, ooh

To tell you the truth, tell you the truth
Reflexes had the better of me
And what is to be must be, yeah
Ev'ry day the bucket goes to the well
I tell you what, one day the bottom will drop out
And I mean one day the bottom will drop out

So, me attend on you