I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy All around in my home town they''re trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty for the killing of a deputy, for the life of a deputy But I say I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defence I shot the sheriff and they say it is a capital offence 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 say I I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defence I shot the sheriff but I swear it was in self defence 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 I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy Reflexes got the better of me and what is to be,

I wanna love you, and treat you right I wanna love you, everyday and every night We''ll be together, with a roof right over our heads We''ll share the shelter, of my single bed We''ll share the same room, jah provide the bread Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I''m feeling Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I''m feeling I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now I got to know, got to know, got to know now I, I, I, I, I I''m willing and able So I throw my cards on your table I wanna love you I wanna love and treat love and treat you right I wanna love you, everyday and every night We''ll be together, with a roof right over our heads We''ll share the shelter, yeah oh yeah of my single bed We''ll share the same room, jah provide the bread Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I''m feeling Is this love, is this love, is this love Is this love that I''m feeling Oh yeah, I wanna know, wanna know, wanna

Alright We''re jamming I wanna jam it with you, We''re jamming, jamming And I hope you like jamming too Ain''t no rules, ain''t no vow we can do it anyhow I and I will see you through, ''Cos everyday we pay the price with a little sacrifice Jamming till the jam is through We''re jamming To think that jamming was a thing of the past, We''re jamming, And I hope this jam is gonna last No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor will we bow Neither can be bought or sold We all defend the right, jah jah children must unite Your life is worth much more than gold We''re jamming, We''re jamming in the name of the Lord We''re jamming, jamming We''re jamming right straight from jah Holy mount Zion Holy mount Zion jahsitteth in Mount Zion And rules all Creation We''re jamming Bop jah wah wah wah We''re jamming I wanna jam it with you We''re jamming, I''m jammed, I hope you''re jamming too Jam''s about my pride and truth I cannot hide Too Keep you satisfied True love

Alright We''re jamming I wanna jam it with you, We''re jamming, jamming And I hope you like jamming too Ain''t no rules, ain''t no vow, we can do it anyhow I and I will see you through, ''Cos every day we pay the price with a little sacrifice Jamming till the jam is through We''re jamming To think that jamming was a thing of the past, We''re jamming, And I hope this jam is gonna last No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor will we bow Neither can be bought or sold We all defend the right, jah jah children must unite Your life is worth much more than gold We''re jamming, We''re jamming in the name of the Lord We''re jamming, jamming We''re jamming right straight from jah Holy mount Zion Holy mount Zion jah sitteth in Mount Zion And rules all Creation We''re jamming Bop jah wah wah wah We''re jamming I wanna jam it with you We''re jamming, I''m jammed, I hope you''re jamming too Jam''s about my pride and truth I cannot hide Too Keep you satisfied True

One Love, One Heart Let''s get together and feel all right Hear the children crying Hear the children crying Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right Sayin'' let''s get together and feel all right Woo, woo, woo Let them all pass all their dirty remarks There is one question I''d really like to ask Is there a place for the hopeless sinner Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own? Believe me One Love, One Heart Let''s get together and feel all right As it was in the beginning So shall it be in the end Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right One more thing Let''s get together to fight this Holy Armageddon So when the Man comes there will be no no doom Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner There ain''t no hiding place from the Father of Creation Sayin'' One Love, One Heart Let''s get together and feel all right I''m pleading to mankind Oh Lord Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right Sayin''

You ache, you break You ache, you ache you break Let me tell ya, we''re goin'' to a party, and I hope you want it So please don''t be naughty, for it''s a punky reggae party You ache, you break You ache, you break Tell you what! Take a joyful sound to make the world go round Come with your heart and soul, hey! Come, come rock your boat Come, it''s a punky reggae party, and it''s tonight It''s a punky reggae party, and it''s all right Woah! Rejected by society, freedom and debility Protected by my dignity, I''ll face reality You ache, you break You ache, you ache you break Aye! When I smell the air, it''s time to chime the clocks Angels still be there Don''t they feel good too? Ooh! I wanna go, I wanna go I wanna, ''cause we''ll be there I wanna go, I wanna go I wanna, ''cause we''ll be there And it''s a punky reggae party, and it''s tonight Punky reggae party, and it''s all right Woah! I take from the gypsy She said, Man, look at the gypsy

Oh pirates yes they rob us Sold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit But my hand was made strong By the hand of the almighty He fought in this generation Triumphantly Won''t you help to sing These songs of freedom ''cos all i ever had Was redemption songs Was redemption songs Emancipate yourself from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy ''cos none of them can stop the time How long will they kill our prophets While we stand around and look? Some say it''s just a part of it We got''s to fulfill the book Won''t you help to sing These songs of freedom ''cos all I ever had Was redemption songs Was redemption songs Was redemption songs Emancipate yourself from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy ''cos none of them can stop the time How long will they kill our prophets While we stand around and look? Some say it''s just a part of it We

Stir it up, little darlin'', stir it up Come on, baby Come on and stir it up little darlin'', stir it up Ooh It''s been a long, long time Since I got you on my mind ooh ooh ooh ooh And now you are here, I said, it''s so clear To see what we could do, baby Just me and you Come on and stir it up, I would say, little darlin'' Stir it up, come on, baby Come on and stir it up, yeah Little darlin'', stir it up Ooh I''ll push the wood then I blaze ya fire Then I''ll satisfy your heart''s desire Said, I stir it, yeah every minute All you got to do, baby Is keep it in, eh Stir it up, come on Little darlin'', Stir it up, I will best best, baby Come on and stir it up, oh oh oh Little darlin'', stir it up Wooh mm, I know Quench me when I''m thirsty, Come on, cool me down, baby, when I''m hot Your recipe is, darlin'' is so tasty, When you show and stir your pot So stir it up, oh Little darlin'', stir it up, wo, now Come on and stir it up, ohah Little darlin'', stir it

Don''t worry about a thing, ''cause ev''ry little thing gonna be all right Singin'', Don''t worry about a thing, ''cause ev''ry little thing gonna be all right Rise up this morning, smiled with the rising sun Three little birds pitch by my doorstep, singin'' sweet songs of melodies pure and true, sayin'', This is my message to you Singin'', Don''t worry about a thing, ''cause ev''ry little thing is gonna be all right Singin'', Don''t worry ''bout a thing, ''cause ev''ry little thing gonna be all right Rise up this morning, smiled with the rising sun Three little birds pitch by my door step, singin'' sweet songs of melodies pure and true, sayin'', This is my message to you Singin'', Don''t worry about a thing, worry ''bout a thing no, ev''ry little thing gonna be all right, don''t worry Singin'', Don''t worry about a thing, I won''t worry, ''cause ev''ry little thing gonna be all right Don''t worry about a thing, ''cause ev''ry little thing gonna be all

I don''t wanna wait in vain for your love I don''t wanna wait in vain for your love From the very first time I set my eyes on you girl My heart says follow through But I know now that I''m way down on your line, But the waiting here is fine So don''t treat me like a puppet on a string cause I know how to do my thing Don''t talk to me as you think I''m dumb I wanna know when you''re gonna come I don''t wanna wait in vain for your love I don''t wanna wait in vain for your love I don''t wanna wait in vain for your love Cause the summer is here I''m still waiting there Winter is here, and I''m still waiting there Like I said, it''s been three years since I''m knocking on your door And I still can knock some more Oooh girl, oooh girl, is it really you? I wanna know now Or I should knock some more You see, in life I know there''s lots of grief But your love is my relief Tears in my eyes girl, tears in my eyes girl While I''m waiting while I''m waiting for my turn I

Every man gotta right To decide his own destiny And in this judgment There is no partiality So arm in arms, with arms We will fight this little struggle ''Cause that''s the only way We can overcome our little trouble Brother you''re right, you''re right You''re right, you''re right, you''re so right! We gon'' fight, we gon'' fight we''ll have to fight we gon'' fight We gonna fight, we gon'' fight fight for our rights! Natty dread it in a Zimbabwe Set it up in a Zimbabwe Mash it up a in a Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Africans aliberate Zimbabwe No more internal power struggle We come together, to overcome The little trouble Soon we will find out Who is the real revolutionary ''Cause I don''t want my people To be contrary And brothers you''re right, you''re right You''re right, you''re right, you''re so right! We''ll ''ave to fight, we gon'' fight We gonna fight we gon'' fight We''ll ''ave to fight, we gon'' fight fighting for our rights! Mash it up in a Zimbabwe Natty trash it