Songtexte I Shot the Sheriff (Live at The Roxy) - Bob Marley

I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Oh, no, no
I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, ooh

All around in my hometown
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

Oh, I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self-defense
Ooh, ooh, ooh
It was I, I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offense
Ooh, ooh

Sheriff John Brown always hated
For what? I don't know
Every time I plant a seed
He say, "Kill them before they grow"
He say, "Kill them before they grow" now
And so
And so

If I, if I, if I, I shot the sheriff
Love, I didn't shoot no deputy
It was I who shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, ooh

You see, freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah
Then, all of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown
He was aiming to shoot I down
So I shot, oh yes I shot
I shot him down, yeah
And I say

Oh, I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Oh, no, no
It was (I shot the sheriff)
(But I didn't shoot no deputy) I tell you the truth, babe
(Ooh, ooh) I tell you the truth, babe

Reflexes had the better of I
What is to be must be, yeah
Every day some bucket goes to the well
One day the bottom will drop out
One day the bottom a-go drop out
And so, yeah
And so
Read it in the news

I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot no deputy
Ooh, ooh

And I say
If I am guilty, I will pay