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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 sitting in Miami pouring blended whisky down

When this old grey black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge

There wasn't any one around but this old man and me

The guy who tended bar was watching ironsides on tv

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

On old dogs and children and watermelon wine

I had to catch a plane up 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