Henson Cargill Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine Lyrics

Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine Lyrics

How old do you think I am he asked and I said well I didn't know



He said I turned sixty five about eleven months ago



I was sittin' in Miami pouring 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 he 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 ol' world worth a solitary dime



But old dogs and children and watermelon wine







He said women think about theyselves when the 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



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



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



Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine







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



As I was leavin' 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