[00:01.79]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[00:11.22]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[00:17.59][00:22.26]All around in my home town[00:25.63][00:26.51]they're trying to track me down.[00:29.91][00:31.38]They say they want to bring me in guilty[00:35.11][00:36.01]for the killing of a deputy,[00:39.47][00:40.95]for the life of a deputy.[00:44.26][00:45.71]But I say[00:47.45][00:52.38]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[00:58.85][01:02.38]I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence.[01:09.58][01:13.22]Sheriff John Brown always hated me,[01:16.85][01:17.57]for what I don't know.[01:20.87][01:22.09]Every time that I plant a seed[01:25.83][01:27.19]he said, 'Kill it before it grows'.[01:31.36][01:32.11]He said, 'Kill it before it grows'.[01:35.38][01:36.79]But I say[01:39.11][01:43.99]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[01:49.85][01:53.12]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[02:00.01][02:03.48]Freedom came my way one day[02:06.37][02:07.81]and I started out of town.[02:11.23][02:13.38]All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown[02:17.86][02:18.58]aiming to shoot me down[02:21.43][02:22.73]so I shot, I shot him down.[02:26.72][02:27.70]But I say[02:29.21][02:37.89]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[02:44.38][02:47.88]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[02:54.30][02:58.28]Reflexes got the better of me[03:01.15][03:02.91]and what is to be, must be.[03:06.18][03:07.60]Every day the bucket goes to well[03:11.84][03:13.01]but one day the bottom wuill drop out,[03:16.53][03:17.79]yes, one day the bottom will drop out.[03:21.33][03:21.96]But I say[03:23.25][03:29.44]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[03:33.96][03:38.59]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.