I was sitting in Miami puoring blended whiskey down
when this old grey black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge
there wasn't anyone around but this old man and me
the guy who tended bar was watching Ironsides on T.V.
uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
on old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
Have you 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 life that's worth a solitary dime
that's old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
He said women think about themselves when their men folk aren'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 care about you even when you make mistakes
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate
as he moved away I got my pen and copied down that line
of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
I had to catch a plane to Atlanta the next day
as I left for my room I saw him picking up my change
that night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summer times
of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine
Written & Recorded By: Tom T. Hall