I shot the sheriff (Shot him down) I shot the sheriff Shot him down Shot him down I shot the sheriff Shot him down Shot him down 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 I shot the sheriff Shot him down Shot him down I shot the sheriff Shot him down Shot him down 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 I shot the sheriff Shot him down Shot him down I shot the sheriff Shot him down Shot him down 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 Down down down Down down down Down down... I I I I I I I shot the sheriff I shot the sheriff (Shot him down) I SHOT the sheriff (Shot him down) I shot the sheriff I shot the sheriff I shot the sheriff I shot the sheriff