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 sixty five about eleven months ago"
I was sittin' in Miami pourin' blended whiskey down
When this old grey black gentleman
Was cleanin' up the lounge
There wasn't anyone around 'cept this old man and me
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironsides 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 theyselves
When menfolk 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 too young to hate."
When he moved away I found my pen
And copied down that line
'Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[ harmonica ]
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
As I left for my room I saw him pickin' up my change
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep
Of shady summertime
Of old dogs and children, and watermelon wine
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