I Shot The Sheriff

I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.
我對警長開了槍而不是副警長
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.
我對警長開了槍而不是副警長
All around in my home town
在我的家鄉四處亂逛
theyre trying to track me down.
他們想把我逮捕
They say they want to bring me in guilty
他們說因為我有罪而把我帶走
for the killing of a deputy,
因為我殺了副警長
for the life of a deputy.
為了副警長的生命
But I say
但是我說
I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.
我殺了警長，但我發誓我是為了自衛
I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence.
我殺了警長，但他們說我是犯罪
Sheriff John Brown always hated me,
John Brown警長一直討厭我
for what I dont know.
但我不知道
Every time that I plant a seed
每一次我播種
he said, Kill it before it grows.
他說“在它長大之前弄死它”
He said, Kill it before it grows.
他說“在它們長大之前弄死它們”
But I say
就這樣，就這樣
I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.
我殺了警長，但我發誓我是為了自衛
I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self-defence.
我殺了警長，但他們說我是犯罪
Freedom came my way one day
有一天我在街上閒逛
and I started out of town.
我正準備出城
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
突然我看到了John Brown警長
aiming to shoot me down
瞄准我把我擊倒
so I shot, I shot him down.
所以我開槍，我開槍把他擊倒
But I say
然後我說如果我有罪我會償還
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.
我對警長開了槍而不是副警長
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.
我對警長開了槍而不是副警長
Reflexes got the better of me
對我最好的結果
and what is to be, must be.
如果必須這樣來承擔
Every day the bucket goes to well
桶裡如果每天盛滿東西
but one day the bottom wuill drop out,
總有一天會撐破桶底
yes, one day the bottom will drop out.
有一天桶底會漏水
But I say
我說
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.
我對警長開了槍而不是副警長
I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.
我對警長開了槍而不是副警長