Escrita por Eric Clapton e George Terry, foi gravada em no final de 1974 e começo de 1975. Foi lançada em março de 1975, no disco There's one in every crowd. Eric Clapton cantou, tocou guitarra, violão e dobro. Dick Sims tocou orgão Hammond, piano acústico e Fender Rhodes. Albhy Galuten tocou sintetizadores. George Terry tocou guitarra, violão e fez backing vocals. Carl Radle tocou gitarra e baixo. Jamie Oldaker tocou bateria e percussão. Yvonne Elliman e Marcy Levy fizeram backing vocal.
A letra:
Hear
my story and listen well;
Truth is in all that I tell.
It could
never have been me.
I did not shoot no deputy.
Mr. Grant, the deputy,
Friend to my
whole family.
He always tell me when John Brown
Was getting
ready to come around.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me.
I hide it all except a few seeds
And
make him think I plant for me.
When Mr. Grant and I know all the
while
We've got enough for the whole island.
Three years now we sell it in
town
Under the bucket that goes down.
No one knew of it but
three:
Mr. Grant, Davis and me.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me.
I swear by God it is a plot;
Davis
sent me here to rot.
Listen people, can't you see
Mr. Davis
shot the deputy.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me.
Don't blame me.
A versão de Eric Clapton:
A versão de Grendel Angst: