Submitted by: Mark Weidhase
USBP Mercedes, Texas
Copied from the Texas K-9 List:

The funeral line was long,
There's an awful lot of cars.
Folks came out of the restaurants,
They came out of the bars.
The workers at construction sites
All let their hammers drop.
Some asked, "What is this all for?"
And they said "Aw, just a cop."
Some chuckled at the passing cars.
Some shed a silent tear.
Some said, "It's stupid."
"All these dumb policemen here."
"How come they're not out fightin' crime?"
"Or in a donut shop?"
"Sure is a lot of trouble
For someone who's just a cop."
They blocked the intersections,
They blocked the interstate.
People yelled and cursed,
"Damn, it's gonna make me late!"
"This really is ridiculous!"
"They're makin' us all stop!"
"It seems they sure are wastin' time
On someone who's just a cop."
Into the cemetery now,
The slow procession comes.
The woeful Taps are slowly played.
There's loud salutes from guns.
The graveyard workers shake their heads,
"This service is a flop."
"There's lots of good words wasted
On someone who's just a cop."
Yea, just a cop to most folks.
Did his duty every day.
Tryin' to protect us,
Till they took his life away.
And when he got to heaven,
St. Peter put him at the top.
An angel asked him, "who was that?"
And he said, "Aw just a cop."