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
pourin' blended whiskey down
When this old
gray 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 watchin' Ironsides 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 theyselves
when 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
God bless little children while
they're still too young to hate
When he moved away
I found my pen
and copied down that line
'Bout 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 pickin' up my change
That night I dreamed
in peaceful sleep
of shady summertime
Of old dogs and children
and watermelon wine