I Shot The Sheriff

© Vanessa Turner
Framed Charcoal on Paper
25 x 21.5 inches framed
16 x 12 inches unframed

“Sheriff John Brown always hated me.
For what, I don’t know.
Every time I plant a seed,
he said kill it before it grows.
He said kill them before they grow.
And so, and so.
I shot the sheriff.
But I swear it was in self-defense.
I shot the sheriff.
But I didn’t shoot no deputy.”
– The Wailers