Released: May 27, 1977
Featuring: Linda Ronstadt Nicolette Larson
Songwriter: Tim Drummond Bobby Charles Neil Young
Producer: Tim Mulligan David Briggs Neil Young
[Verse 1]
Oh, oh, Carmelina
The daughter of the wealthy banker
Since she came to town, all my friends are gone
And I'm stuck out here with Melody
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino
The sun is going down
The way I feel, this must be real
Ooh ooh ooh
[Verse 2]
If you can't cut it
Don't pick up the knife
There's no reward in your conscience stored
When you're sleepin' with another man's wife
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino
The sun is going down
The way I feel, this must be real
Ooh ooh ooh, whoa
[Instrumental Break]
Ooh ooh ooh
[Verse 3]
I want to lick the platter
The gravy doesn't matter
It's a cold bowl of chili when love lets you down
But it's the neighbor's wife I'm after
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino
The sun is going down
The way I feel, this must be real
Ooh ooh ooh
Oh, oh, Carmelina
The daughter of the wealthy banker
Since she came to town, all my friends are gone
And I'm stuck out here with Melody
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino
The sun is going down
The way I feel, this must be real
Ooh ooh ooh
[Verse 2]
If you can't cut it
Don't pick up the knife
There's no reward in your conscience stored
When you're sleepin' with another man's wife
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino
The sun is going down
The way I feel, this must be real
Ooh ooh ooh, whoa
[Instrumental Break]
Ooh ooh ooh
[Verse 3]
I want to lick the platter
The gravy doesn't matter
It's a cold bowl of chili when love lets you down
But it's the neighbor's wife I'm after
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino
The sun is going down
The way I feel, this must be real
Ooh ooh ooh
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