Tom T. Hall - Old dogs children and watermelon wine

^DHow old do you think I am he said ^GI said, well I didn’t know^{E A}He said I turned 65 about ^G11^A months^D ago

I was ^Dsitting in Miami pouring ^Gblended whisky^E down When this ^Gold grey black^D gentleman was^A cleanin’ up the^D lounge

There wasn't any one around ‘cept ^Gthis old man and^E me ^AThe guy who ran the bar was watching ^Gironsides^A on^D tv ^DUninvited he sat down and ^Gopened up his^E mind On ^Gold dogs and^D children and^A watermelon^D wine

^DEver had a drink of water^Gmelon wine he^E asked ^AHe told me all about it though I ^Gdidn't^A answer^D back ^DAin't but three things in this world that’s worth a ^Gsolitary^E dime But ^Gold dogs and^D children and^A watermelon^D wine

^D#He said women think about they-selves when ^G#men-folk ain't a^Fround ^A#And friends are hard to find when they dis^G#cover t^A#hat you're d^D#own ^D#He said I tried it all when I was young and ^G#in my natural p^Frime Now it's ^G#old dogs and c^D#hildren and w^A#atermelon w^D#ine

^D#Old dogs care about you even ^G#when you make m^Fistakes ^A#Eod bless little children while they're ^G#still too y^A#oung to h^D#ate ^D#When he moved away I found my pen and ^G#copied down that l^Fine ‘bout ^G#old dogs a^D#nd children a^A#nd watermel^D#on wine

^EI had to catch a plane up to ^AAtlanta that next^F# day ^BAs I left for my room I saw him ^Apicking ^Bup my ^Echange ^EThat night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of ^Ashady summer^F#time Of ^Aold dogs and ^Echildren and ^Bwatermelon ^Ewine