Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine Lyrics - Henson Cargill

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