Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine

[00:13.94] "How old do you think I am?", he said
[00:17.64] I said, "Well, I didn't know"
[00:22.32] He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago"
[00:30.36] I was sittin' in Miami pourin' blended whiskey down
[00:38.78] When this old gray Black gentleman was cleanin' up the lounge
[00:48.86] There wasn't anyone around 'cept this old man and me
[00:59.29] The guy who ran the bar was watchin' "Ironsides" on TV
[01:08.08] Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
[01:16.36] On old dogs and children, and watermelon wine
[01:26.78] "Ever had a drink of watermelon wine?", he asked
[01:36.14] He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back
[01:44.02] "Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime
[01:52.82] But old dogs and children, and watermelon wine"
[02:03.88] He said, "Women think about they-selves, when menfolk ain't around
[02:13.27] And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down"
[02:21.74] He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
[02:30.46] Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine"
[02:42.05] "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
[02:50.74] God bless little children while they're still too young to hate"
[02:59.10] When he moved away, I found my pen and copied down that line
[03:07.36] 'Bout old dogs and children, and watermelon wine
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[03:30.41] I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
[03:38.87] As I left for my room, I saw him pickin' up my change
[03:47.03] That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
[03:55.98] Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine
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