[00:00.50]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[00:08.50]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[00:21.50]All around in my home town[00:25.50]they're trying to track me down.[00:30.50]They say they want to bring me in guilty[00:34.50]for the killing of a deputy,[00:39.50]for the life of a deputy.[00:44.50]But I say[00:51.50]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[01:01.50]I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence.[01:12.50]Sheriff John Brown always hated me,[01:16.50]for what I don't know.[01:21.50]Every time that I plant a seed[01:25.50]he said, 'Kill it before it grows'.[01:30.50]He said, 'Kill it before it grows'.[01:35.50]But I say[01:42.50]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[01:51.50]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[02:02.50]Freedom came my way one day[02:07.50]and I started out of town.[02:12.50]All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown[02:17.50]aiming to shoot me down[02:21.50]so I shot, I shot him down.[02:26.50]But I say[02:37.50]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[02:47.50]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[02:56.50]Reflexes got the better of me[03:02.50]and what is to be, must be.[03:06.50]Every day the bucket goes to well[03:12.50]but one day the bottom wuill drop out,[03:16.50]yes, one day the bottom will drop out.[03:22.50]But I say[03:28.50]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[03:37.50]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.