I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Yo sheriff i tiro, pero no tiré al diputado I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Tiré sheriff, pero no tiré al diputado All around in my home town All around in my home town Alrededor de mi ciudad natal They're trying to track me down They're trying to track me down Están tratando de localizar a They say they want to bring me in guilty They say they want to bring me in guilty Ellos dicen que quieren que me trajera de culpables For the killing of a deputy For the killing of a deputy Por el asesinato de un diputado For the life of a deputy For the life of a deputy Porque la vida de un diputado But I say: But I say: Pero yo os digo: I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Tiré al sheriff, pero juro que fue en defensa propia I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense I Shot the Sheriff, y dicen que es un delito capital Sheriff John Brown always hated me Sheriff John Brown always hated me El Sheriff John Brown siempre me odió For what I don't know For what I don't know Por lo que yo no sé Every time that I plant a seed Every time that I plant a seed Cada vez que planto una semilla He said, "Kill it before it grows" He said, "Kill it before it grows" Él dijo: "Mátalo antes de que nazca" He said, "Kill it before it grows" He said, "Kill it before it grows" Él dijo: "Mátalo antes de que nazca" I say: I say: Yo digo: I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Tiré sheriff, pero juro que fue en defensa propia I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Tiré sheriff, pero juro que fue en defensa propia Freedom came my way one day Freedom came my way one day La libertad vino a mi manera un día And I started out of town And I started out of town Y yo empecé a salir de la ciudad All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown De repente veo sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down Aiming to shoot me down Con el objetivo de derribar me So I shot, I shot him down So I shot, I shot him down Así que me tiro, le disparé, I say: I say: Yo digo: I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Tiré sheriff, pero no tiré al diputado I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Tiré sheriff, pero no tiré al diputado Reflexes got the better of me Reflexes got the better of me Los reflejos se apoderó de mí And what is to be must be And what is to be must be Y lo que se debe Every day the bucket goes to the well Every day the bucket goes to the well Cada día el balde va al pozo But one day the bottom will drop out But one day the bottom will drop out Sin embargo, un día el fondo se abandonan Yes, one day the bottom will drop out Yes, one day the bottom will drop out Sí, un día el fondo se abandonan But I say: But I say: Pero yo os digo: I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no Tiré sheriff, pero no tiré al diputado, no del oh I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no Tiré sheriff, pero no tiré al diputado, no del oh