I SHOT THIE SHERIFF
Слова и музыка Боба Марли
1. I Shot The Sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
Shot The Sheriff, but i did not shoot the deputy.
All around in home town, they’re trying to track me down.
They say thery want to bring me in gullty for the kllling of a deputy.
For the life of a deputy. But I say:2. I Shot The Sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense.
I Shot The Sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense.
Sheriff John Brown always hated me; for what, I don’t know.
Every time that I plant a seed, he said, «Kill it before it grows.»
He said, «Kill it before it grows.» But I say:3. I Shot The Sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense.
I Shot The Sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense.
Freedom came my way one day, and 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. But I say:4. I Shot I lit- Sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
I Shot The Sheriff, but I didn’t shoot the deputy.
Reflexes got the better of me, and what is to be must be.
Every day, the bucket goes to the well, but one day the bottom will drop out.
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out. But I say:
