Tom T. Hall - Old Dogs, Children & Watermelon Wine Lyrics
How old do you think I am? he said.I said, well, I didnt know.He said, I turned 65 about 11 months ago.I was sittin in miami pourin blended whiskey downWhen this old gray black gentleman was cleanin up the loungeThere wasnt anyone around cept this old man and meThe guy who ran the bar was watchin ironsides on tvUninvited, he sat down and opened up his mindOn old dogs and children and watermelon wineEver had a drink of watermelon wine? he askedHe told me all about it, though I didnt answer backAint but three things in this world thats worth a solitary dime,But old dogs and children and watermelon wine.He said, women think about they-selves, when menfolk aint around.And friends are hard to find when they discover that youre down.He said, I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime;Now its old dogs and children and watermelon wine.Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes;God bless little children while theyre still too young to hate.When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that linebout old dogs and children and watermelon wine.I had to catch a plane up to atlanta that next dayAs I left for my room I saw him pickin up my changeThat night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertimeOf old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
