I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy

All around in my own 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

I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy

Sheriff John Brown always hated me, what I don't know
Everytime that I plant a seed
He said, kill it before it grows
He said, kill them before they grow

I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I did not shoot the deputy