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Old Dogs And Children And Watermelon Wine
"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 they-selves, 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.
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