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How old do you think I am?
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He said, and I said, I don't know.
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He said I turned 65
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about 11 months ago.
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I was sitting in Miami
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pouring blended whiskey down
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when this old gray black gentleman
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was cleaning up the lounge.
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No one else was in the place,
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except this old man and me.
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was watching Ironsides on TV.
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So uninvited, he sat down
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and he just 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,
he asked
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And he told me all about it,
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though I never answered back
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Ain't but three things in this world,
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he said with a solitary dine,
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and that's old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine.
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Now, women folks,
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they think of themselves
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when men folks ain't around.
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And it's hard to find a friend
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when they discover that you're down.
He said, I'd done it all when I was young
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and in my natural prime,
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but now it's old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine.
Old dogs, you know,
they still care about you,
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even though you made mistakes.
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And God bless the little children
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while they're still too young to hate.
As he moved away, I found my pen,
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and I jotted down that line
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about old dogs and chil dren
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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 started for my room
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I saw him picking up my change,
but that night I dreamed in peaceful sleep
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and about shady summertime
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and about old old dogs and children
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and watermelon wine.
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About old dogs and children
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an d watermelon wine.
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