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Old Dogs And Children And Watermelon Wine Lyrics

"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.