Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine Lyrics

Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
By Tom T. Hall
Or you can capo 3 and substitue chords accordingly...
Spoken:
How old do you think I am he said
I said well I didn??t know
He said I turned 65
About eleven months ago
Sing:
I was sittin?? in Miami pourin?? 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 watchin?? Ironsides on TV
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine
Same chord progression as above:
Ever had a drink of watermelon wine, he asked
He told me all about it though I didn??t answer back
Ain??t but 3 things in this world that??s worth a solitary dime
But old dogs, children, and watermelon wine
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He said women think about themselves 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, 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