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The song was Hall's third number one on the U.S. country singles chart. "(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine" spent one week at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.On June 1, 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine" #93 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.

Cover LP Tom T. Hall Mercury 1972
Cover LP Tom T. Hall Mercury 1972
Tom T. Hall “(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in November 1972 as the second and final single from the album, The Storyteller. The song was Hall’s third number one on the U.S. country singles chart. “(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine” spent one week at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.On June 1, 2014, Rolling Stone magazine ranked “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine” #93 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs.
The song is a true account of Hall’s experience at the 1972 Democratic National Convention, where he had a conversation with an old porter (janitor) at a Miami Beach hotel. The porter appraises his own life by concluding that the only worthwhile things are the three listed in the song’s title.
From the album The Storyteller
B-side “Grandma Whistled”
Released November 13, 1972
Recorded July 12, 1972
Genre Country
Length 4:09
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Tom T. Hall
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy




Tom T. Hall – (Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine Lyrics

“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 sittin’ in Miami pourin’ blended whiskey down
When this old gray black gentleman was cleanin’ up the lounge
There wasn’t anyone around ‘cept this old man and me
The guy who ran the bar was watchin’ “ironsides” on tv
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine
“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 this world that’s worth a solitary dime,
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine.”
He said, “women think about they-selves, when menfolk ain’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.”
“Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes;
God bless little children while they’re still too young to hate.”
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
‘Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
As I left for my room I saw him pickin’ up my change
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.




Single Tom T. Hall Mercury 1972
Single Tom T. Hall Mercury 1972

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