(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 sitting in Miami pouring blended whiskey down
When this old gray black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge
There wasn't anyone around accept this old man and me
The guy who ran the bar was watching Iron sides 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 they selves
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
He said Old dogs they 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
But 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
