i shot the sheriff
don’t get too close because you might get shot
i shot the sheriff
erick sermon
try to answer to the master or the mc rap god is no joke
on the lyric it’s hard to be modest
i knew i was the man with the master plan
to make you wiggle and jiggle like gelatin
just think while i sink into the brain structure
don’t sleep on the e you see somethin’ might rupture
it don’t take time for me to blow your mind
take a second to wreck it because you’re dumb and blind
so just lounge cause you’re a mc clown
go join the circus epmd’s in town
parrish smith
total chaos no mass confusion
rhymes so hypnotizin’ known to cause an illusion
like a magician who pulls a rabbit out a hat son
i pull them all like a 44 magnum
mc freeze stop look and listen and try to imagine
it’s travellin’ the speed of light but everything’s motion
is frightening plus the thought you alone
you now enter dimension called the twilight zone
you’re terrified plus you can’t bear the thought
you and i oneonone in the land of the lost
you start to shiver but then you scream my friend
yo wake up muttley because you’re dreamin’ again
but next time i’m on the scene do not try to diss us
keep your mouth shut sucker duck because i’m strictly business
hook
i shot the sheriff
erick sermon
this is the rap season where the e starts pleasin’
girls around the world no need to be skeezin’
when i roll i stroll cool always pack a tool
just in case a brother acts a fool
i’ve got the energy to put the girls in the frenzy
put it in shock when i rock give it up i’m not stingy
make sure i don’t bore when i’m on the dance floor
get busy boy like you never saw before
rhyme flow good to go after the show i’ll pull your ho boy
rhyme flow good to go after the show i’ll pull your ho boy
rhyme flow good to go after the show i’ll pull your ho boy
rhyme flow good to go after the show i’ll pull your ho boy
yo you sniff blow hell no
i got my whole life ahead of me no time to be sniffin’
and my parents find out then they start riffin’
so i stay aokay cause i’m the e the rick
parrish smith
mc’s look me in my face then their eyes get weak
pulse rate descends heart rate increases
it’s like beam me up scotty i control your body
i’m as deadly as aids when it’s time to rock a party
and all due respect when i say mic check
let a sucker slide once then i break his neck
so when i say jump you reply how high
because i’m takin’ no prisoners so don’t play hero and die
you’re just a soldier and i’m a green beret
i do not think twice about the mc’s i slay
so if you want to battle i highly recommend this
bring your dog mom and dad because i’m strictly business
hook
i shot the sheriff
erick sermon
yo yo you’re still pickin’ on that fourleaf clover
bring in the sandman sucker because it’s over
my name is erick sermon and i’m back again
i see the heads still turnin’ and my socalled friends
they smile in my face behind my back they talk trash
mad and stuff because they don’t have cash
like the edouble or the pmd
he drives a corvette i drive a samurai suzuki
i’m a locksmith with the key to fame
never high on myself always stay the same
play a lot because i’m hot like a horse i trot
around the track and back fatigued no i’m not
parrish smith
well i’m the mellow the fellow the one who likes to say hello
to a fly girl that is good to go
with the slow tempo and the offbeat rhyme flow
cause when i am in action there is no time for maxin’
or relaxin’ just reactin’ and subtractin’
on a sucker mc who mouth keeps on yappin’ and flappin’
i lose my cool then i’ll start slappin’ and smackin’
you wanna roll then albee start jackin’ and cappin’
no time to lounge i’m packin’ and strappin’
at my point of attack i soar at you like an eagle
i’m the sheriff and bitin’ is illegal
so next time in town i highly recommend this
you gots to chill because i’m strictly business
Artist: Epmd
Year: 1997
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 430