I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley

I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy no no no All around my home town Said they're tryin' to track me down They say they wanna bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy Said for the life of a deputy But I say oh Lord I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in selfdefence oh Lord I shot the sheriff oh Lord They're saying it is a capital offence Sheriff John Brown always hated me And for what I dont know nah Every time I plant a seed yeah He said kill it before it grows He said kill them before they grow oh Lord I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in selfdefence It was I who shot the sheriff But I swear it was in selfdefence You wouldn't understand understand understand I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in selfdefence oh Lord It was I who shot the sheriff But I swear it was in selfdefence yeah Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town yes I did And all of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down So I shot I shot I shot him down yes I did Lord And if I am guilty I will pay I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy I shot the sheriff But I swear it was a self defence thing ooh Lord I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no I swear I didn't Lord I shot the sheriff You don't understand you don't understand a word I'm saying hey oh Lord I shot the sheriff I've the liberty to tell me that is a capital offence oh Lord I shot the sheriff But I did not shoot no deputy no no no no I shot the sheriff I shot the sheriff I shot the sheriff

Ee This town is run by martial law And Warren G are the marshall So, Warren G, just pick up yourself everytime 'Cause you don't know, I say you rule! (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) I had to shoot the sheriff, it was justifiable He mistaked me for somebody who was liable For more than many murders, LA's a war field We keep hittin' war shields Streets keep souls, young brothers lose control I seem to maintain through this Watch where you kick it, they'll put you in a twist And it ain't nobody like my down ass hommie And the police always tryin' to pin some bullshit on me I keep away from fools They do crime and attract cops Cops got guns and cuffs And cells to stuff you in (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) They tryin' to stick with some shit that I did not do You know who, the boys in blue There they go with they assumpitons Slavery's over, let us have somethin' Why you wanna pull me over? 'Cause I'm bumpin? I just made a new song, my profession is music Your profession is protection with gats Then use it on him when he's tryin' to take my life away I'm just tryin' to live my life today So I keep away from fools They do crime and attract cops Cops got guns and cuffs And cells to stuff you in (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) I shot the sheriff I didn't shoot the deputy, I didn't have to 'Cause in this game they always tryin' to blast you And leave it to the cops to find out who did the murder They harass the wrong clan and arrest the wrong man My hommie J dawg got stretched, but that's okay 'Cause I'ma work for life so he can see another day A homie's a homie, a fake is a snake Straight game from the pen from the homie Jake So I keep away from fools They do crime and attract cops Cops got guns and cuffs And cells to stuff you in (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was) Fire! Make one shot for da man Warren G A lick two shot for da G Funk family A lick three shot for da LBC A lick four shot for da Jamaican posse (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and) (I shot the sheriff) But I did not shoot the deputy (All I could think about was war and)

It all about... Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame With the forklift on the nightshift on the Zion Train Babylon by bus or Babylon by plane When the race gets hard to run di blood run all through your vein Whether the Confrontation or the Uprising All nation a bow just to hear him sing Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame When the music hit you, you no feel no pain In Mt. Zion is where he live and reign He said, I don't wanna, I don't wanna wait in vain Chase those crazy baldhead then from off of the lane Guide a lot of people out of sorrow and shame Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame Everyman have the right to decide his own destiny And in his judgement there is no partiality So don't you think that you are better cause you gwan boasty I've got to keep on moving so them can't hold me Di man shot the sheriff and him spare the deputy Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame With the forklift on the nightshift on the Zion Train Babylon by bus or Babylon by plane When the race gets hard to run di blood run all through your vein Whether the Confrontation or the Uprising All nation a bow just to hear him sing Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame Mr. Marley them know your name Raggamuffin Mr. Marley in the Hall of Fame

(Take me to the-) (Take me to the-) (Take me to the-) It's something higher I mean, it's not wah we ah deal wid The reality of wah e goin' happ'n Is something higher than man own personal Likkle vexation and pride self This is something weh no man cyan stop because All nation, ah go gather and all nation ah go say, "Yes" and "Right" And some-, some plenty will die You know? But there is The people who deh-deh who want it and Know seh is fi dem own Which is the truth, the right to live You know? Which where you take di right fi live Di right fi live is to have di right vibe Di right vibe come from Rasta Oh, I'm lost I need a map Oh, I slip get back on track See the future, clear your path 'Cause we go forward, never back (yeah) Little weary boy, don't run up Listen to the voice in your heart I gotta fess up, no hesitation It's a vibration, ready with my arms up Take me to the higher place I gotta run to a higher state 'Cause nowhere else to go, light the way Pack it up and roll, I'm on my way Take this over higher place I gotta run to a higher plane There's nowhere else to go, light the way Pack it up and roll, I'm on my way How much longer can we play? Man, they've run and gone astray There won't be another day If you don't decide to make a way Little weary boy, don't run up Listen to the voice in your heart I gotta fess up, no hesitation It's a vibration, ready with my arms up Take me to the higher place I gotta run to the higher state 'Cause nowhere else to go, light the way Pack it up and roll, I'm on my way Take this over higher place I gotta run to a higher plane 'Cause nowhere else to go, light the way Pack it up and roll, I'm on my way It's something higher I mean, it's not wah we ah deal wid The reality of what goin' happen Is something higher than man own personal