Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine-Tex Williams

[ti:Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine] [ar:Tex Williams] [al:Deck Of Cards] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine - Tex Williams [00:15.45]How old do you think i am he said [00:17.24] [00:18.72]I said well i didn't know [00:21.10] [00:23.23]He said i turned sixty five about eleven months ago [00:29.63] [00:31.42]I was sitting in miami pouring blended whiskey down [00:38.65] [00:40.46]When this old gray black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge [00:48.01] [00:49.41]There wasn't anyone around accept this old man and me [00:56.61] [00:58.29]The guy who ran the bar was watching iron sides on tv [01:05.45] [01:07.39]Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind [01:14.14] [01:15.65]On old dogs and children and watermelon wine [01:23.12] [01:27.36]Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked [01:34.53] [01:36.17]He told me all about it though i didn't answer back [01:42.89] [01:45.27]Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime [01:51.44] [01:53.59]But old dogs and children and watermelon wine [02:00.89] [02:05.95]He said women think about they selves [02:08.33] [02:09.25]When menfolk ain't around [02:10.96] [02:13.57]And friends are hard to find [02:15.93] [02:17.09]When they discover that you're down [02:20.46] [02:23.18]He said i tried it all [02:24.81] [02:26.07]When i was young and in my natural prime [02:29.51] [02:30.94]Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine [02:38.18] [02:42.57]Old dogs care about you even [02:46.70]When you make mistakes [02:49.40] [02:51.28]God bless little children [02:54.29] [02:55.18]While they're still too young to hate [02:58.33] [02:59.86]When he moved away i found my pen [03:03.72] [03:04.28]And copied down that line [03:06.92] [03:08.69]Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine [03:15.80] [03:30.99]I had to catch a plane up to atlanta that next day [03:37.74] [03:39.74]As i left for my room [03:42.66] [03:43.59]I saw him picking up my change [03:46.65] [03:48.81]That night i dreamed in peaceful sleep [03:52.72] [03:53.38]Of shady summertime [03:55.98] [03:57.59]Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine