Carmichael Neil Young & Crazy Horse

[Verse 1]
Silk scarf and a napkin
Hidden in a drawer
Two hundred bucks in an envelope
Labeled "Lenore"

[Verse 2]
"Maybe she shouldn't see this
She should never know"
Said the widow's best friend Anne
"I'll just take it and go
I'll give her the money later
Say it was in his shoe
That way she'll never find out
That'll do"

[Verse 3]
"Carmichael was a credit to the force
In everything he did
It's like we got a big hole in our side
Where he fit
If any of you officers
Would like to say a word
Now would be the time to be heard"

[Verse 4]
"Thank you chief, I sure would
He was a partner of mine
He was always very careful
And played it straight down the line"
One by one the officers spoke
And the service drew to a close
He had no living relatives
But his wife, who never showed
She just couldn't face the men
They all understood
They got in their cars and drove home
As directly as they could