[Chorus]
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy

[Verse 1]
All around in my hometown
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
But I say, oh na na

[Chorus]
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
Bob Marley did

[Verse 2]
Sheriff John Brown always hated me — for what, I don't know
And every time that I plant a seed, he said, "Kill it before it grows"
"Kill it before it grows"
No

[Chorus]
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
[Verse 3]
Freedom came my way one day, so I started out of town
All of a sudden, I see Sheriff John Brown aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down

[Chorus]
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy

[Verse 4]
Reflexes gotten the better of me
And what will be will be
Every day the bucket goes to the well
One day the bottom will drop out
I said one day the bottom will drop out, oh no

[Chorus]
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, oh no
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot no deputy, alright

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
Thank you