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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 sitting in Miami pouring blended whisky down

 When this old grey black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge

 There wasn't any one around but this old man and me

The guy who tended bar was watching ironsides on tv

 Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind

 On old dogs and children and watermelon wine

 Have you 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 life that's worth a solitary dime

 That's old dogs and children and watermelon wine

 He said women think about themselves when their men-folk aren'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

 He said old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes

God bless little children while they're still too young to hate

 As he moved away I got my pen and copied down that line

 On old dogs and children and watermelon wine

 I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta the next day

As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change

 That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summer times

 Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine