Ran into a friend I hadn't seen in years the other day , got to talking . One of the first friends I lost was her brother, red 69 Chevelle I think. Then retraining at work, 2 of the guys on the list of remote controled miner fatals, I knew well. Another friend sat with us last year and talked about if Appy could make the football play-offs , knowing they would never see the games. Anyway here is to them- all my old friends and Dawgs. Done by Tom T Hall- for the ones already gone Old Dawgs and Children and Watermellon 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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