Lyrics I Shot the Sheriff - UB40
I
Shot
The
Sheriff
But
I
didn't
shoot
no
deputy,
oh
no!
Oh!
I
Shot
The
Sheriff
But
I
didn't
shoot
no
deputy,
ooh,
ooh,
oo-ooh.)
Yeah!
All
around
in
my
home
town,
They're
tryin'
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:
Oh,
now,
now.
Oh!
(I
Shot
The
Sheriff.)
- the
sheriff.
(But
I
swear
it
was
in
selfdefence.)
Oh,
no!
(Ooh,
ooh,
oo-oh)
Yeah!
I
say:
I
Shot
The
Sheriff
- Oh,
Lord!
-
(And
they
say
it
is
a
capital
offence.)
Yeah!
(Ooh,
ooh,
oo-oh)
Yeah!
Sheriff
John
Brown
always
hated
me,
For
what,
I
don't
know:
Every
time
I
plant
a
seed,
He
said
kill
it
before
it
grow
-
He
said
kill
them
before
they
grow.
And
so:
Read
it
in
the
news:
(I
Shot
The
Sheriff.)
Oh,
Lord!
(But
I
swear
it
was
in
self-defence.)
Where
was
the
deputy?
(Oo-oo-oh)
I
say:
I
Shot
The
Sheriff,
But
I
swear
it
was
in
selfdefence.
(Oo-oh)
Yeah!
Freedom
came
my
way
one
day
And
I
started
out
of
town,
yeah!
All
of
a
sudden
I
saw
sheriff
John
Brown
Aiming
to
shoot
me
down,
So
I
shot
- I
shot
- I
shot
him
down
and
I
say:
If
I
am
guilty
I
will
pay.
(I
Shot
The
Sheriff,)
But
I
say
(But
I
didn't
shoot
no
deputy),
I
didn't
shoot
no
deputy
(oh,
no-oh),
oh
no!
(I
Shot
The
Sheriff.)
I
did!
But
I
didn't
shoot
no
deputy.
Oh!
(Oo-oo-ooh)
Reflexes
had
got
the
better
of
me
And
what
is
to
be
must
be:
Every
day
the
bucket
a-go
a
well,
One
day
the
bottom
a-go
drop
out,
One
day
the
bottom
a-go
drop
out.
I
say:
I
- I
- I
- I
Shot
The
Sheriff.
Lord,
I
didn't
shot
the
deputy.
Yeah!
I
- I
(shot
the
sheriff)
-
But
I
didn't
shoot
no
deputy,
yeah!
No,
yeah!
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1 Securing the Peace
2 Middle of the Night
3 It's All In the Game
4 I'll Be Back
5 Slow Down
6 The Road
7 Oh America! (Extended Version)
8 Once Around
9 I Shot the Sheriff
10 Instant Radical Change of Perception
11 Oh America
12 This Is How It Is
13 Here We Go Again
14 Dance Until the Morning Light
15 Lost and Found
16 End of War
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