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Version 1Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine By Tom T. Hall [Verse] G How old do you think I am he said C I said well I didn’t know D7 C G He said I turned 65 about 11 months ago C Am I was sitting in Miami pouring blended whisky down C G Am D7 G When this old grey black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge G7 C Am There wasn't any one around but this old man and me D7 C D7 G The guy who tended bar was watching ironsides on tv G7 C Am Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind C G Am D7 G On old dogs and children and watermelon wine G7 C Am Have you ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked D7 C D7 G He told me all about it though I didn't answer back G7 C Am Ain't but three things in life that's worth a solitary dime C G Am D7 G That's old dogs and children and watermelon wine G7 C Am He said women think about themselves when their men-folk aren't around D7 C D7 G And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down G7 C Am He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime C G Am D7 G Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine G7 C Am He said old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes D7 C D7 G God bless little children while they're still too young to hate G7 C Am As he moved away I got my pen and copied down that line C G Am D7 G On old dogs and children and watermelon wine G7 C Am I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta the next day D7 C D7 G As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change G7 C Am That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summer times C G Am D7 G Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine