Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine chords by The Storytellers, Tom T. Hall
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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How old do you think
I am?
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He said. I said, well, I didn't know.
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He said, I turned 65
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about 11 months ago.
I was sittin' in Miami
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pourin' blended whiskey down
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When this old gray black gentleman
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was cleanin' up the lounge
There wasn't anyone around
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except this old man and me
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The guy who ran the bar
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was watchin' Ironsides
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on T .V.
Uninvited, he sat down
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and opened up his mind
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On old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine.
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Ever had a drink of watermelon wine,
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he asked.
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He told me all about it,
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though I didn't answer
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back.
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Ain't but three things in this world
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that's worth a solitary dime.
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But old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine
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He said women think about themselves
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when menfolk ain't around
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And friends are hard to find
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when they discover that
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you're down
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He said, I tried it all
when I was young
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and in my natural prime
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Now it's old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine
Old dogs care about you
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even when you make mistakes
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God bless little children
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while they're still too young to hate
When he moved away, I found my pen
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and copied down that line
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About old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine
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I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta
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that next day
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As I left for my room
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I saw him picking up my chain
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That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep
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of shady summertime
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Of old dogs and children
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and watermelon and wine
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine
The Storytellers, Tom T. Hall
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