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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
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All around in my home town
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They're trying to track me down
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They say they want to bring me in guilty
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For the killing of a deputy
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For the life of a deputy But I say?
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
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I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense
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Sheriff John Brown always hated me
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For what I don't know
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Every time that I plant a seed
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He said "Kill it before it grows"
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He said "Kill it before it grows" I say!
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
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I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense