Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine
By Tom T. Hall
 
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How old do you think I am he said
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I said well I didn?t know
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He said I turned 65  about 11 months ago
 
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I was sitting in Miami pouring blended whisky down
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When this old grey black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge
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There wasn't any one around but this old man and me
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The guy who tended bar was watching ironsides on tv
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Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind
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On old dogs and children  and watermelon wine
 
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Have you ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked
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He told me all about it though I didn't answer back
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Ain't but three things in life that's worth a solitary dime
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That's old dogs and children  and watermelon wine
 
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He said women think about themselves when their men-folk aren't around
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And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down
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He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
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Now it's old dogs and children  and watermelon wine
 
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He said old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
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God bless little children while they're still too young to hate
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As he moved away I got my pen and copied down that line
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On old dogs and children  and watermelon wine
 
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I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta the next day
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As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change
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That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summer times
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Of old dogs and children  and watermelon wine