[01:30.800]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[01:38.800]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[01:51.800]All around in my home town[01:55.800]they're trying to track me down.[02:00.800]They say they want to bring me in guilty[02:04.800]for the killing of a deputy,[02:09.800]for the life of a deputy.[02:14.800]But I say[02:21.800]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[02:31.800]I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence.[02:42.800]Sheriff John Brown always hated me,[02:46.800]for what I don't know.[02:51.800]Every time that I plant a seed[02:55.800]he said, 'Kill it before it grows'.[03:00.800]He said, 'Kill it before it grows'.[03:05.800]But I say[03:12.800]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[03:21.800]I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.[03:32.800]Freedom came my way one day[03:37.800]and I started out of town.[03:42.800]All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown[03:47.800]aiming to shoot me down[03:51.800]so I shot, I shot him down.[03:56.800]But I say[04:07.800]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[04:17.800]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[04:26.800]Reflexes got the better of me[04:32.800]and what is to be, must be.[04:36.800]Every day the bucket goes to well[04:42.800]but one day the bottom wuill drop out,[04:46.800]yes, one day the bottom will drop out.[04:52.800]But I say[04:58.800]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.[05:07.800]I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.