Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine

Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T. Hall

How old do you think I am he said

I said well I didn't know

He said I turned 65 about 11 months ago

I was sittin' in Miami pouring blended whiskey down

When this old gray black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge

There wasn't anyone around except this old man and me

The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV

Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind

On old dogs and children and watermelon wine

Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked

He told me all about it though I didn't answer back

Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime

But old dogs and children and watermelon wine

He said women think about themselves when men-folk ain't around

And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down

He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime

Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine

Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes

God bless little children while they're still to young to hate

When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line

About old dogs and children and watermelon wine

I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day

As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change

That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime

Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine