Old Dogs and Children and Waterme-Frankie laine

[ti:Old Dogs and Children and Waterme] [ar:frankie laine] [al:Ultimate Laine] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Dogs and Children and Waterme - Frankie laine [00:17.50]How old do you think I am he said [00:20.06] [00:20.69]I said well I didn't know [00:22.93] [00:23.62]He said I turned sixty five about eleven eleven months ago [00:28.20] [00:29.48]I was sittin' in Miami pourin' blended whiskey down [00:36.93]When this old grey black gentleman was cleanin' up the lounge [00:46.07] [00:48.05]There wasn't anyone around 'cept this old man and me [00:55.60] [00:56.59]The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironsides on TV [01:04.06] [01:05.66]Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind [01:12.58] [01:13.23]On old dogs and children and watermelon wine [01:22.03] [01:24.76]Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked [01:31.80] [01:32.92]He told me all about it though I didn't even answer back [01:40.32] [01:41.70]Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime [01:47.12] [01:49.23]But old dogs and children and watermelon wine [01:58.03] [01:59.79]He said [02:01.04] [02:01.70]You know women think about theyselves [02:03.61]When the menfolk ain't around [02:07.95] [02:08.99]Friends are so [02:10.77]So hard to find when they discover that you're down [02:16.24] [02:17.69]He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime [02:25.03]And now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine [02:33.51] [02:37.00]Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes [02:43.85] [02:44.54]And God bless little children while they're still too young to hate [02:52.59] [02:53.61]When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line [03:01.22] [03:02.21]'Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine [03:10.11] [03:23.28]I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day [03:30.48] [03:31.53]As I left for my room I saw him pickin' up my change [03:39.60]That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime [03:47.98]Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine