[00:00.00] 作词 : Alf Robertson[00:14.61]"How old do you think I am?" he said.[00:18.34]I said, well, I didn't know.[00:22.77]He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago."[00:30.63]I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down[00:39.04]When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge.[00:50.03]There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me.[00:59.31]The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV.[01:08.09]Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind[01:16.19]On old dogs and children and watermelon wine.[01:27.98]"Ever had a drink of watermelon wine?" he asked. “[01:36.55]He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back.[01:44.55]"Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime,“[01:53.31]But old dogs and children and watermelon wine."[02:04.26]He said, "Women think about theyselves, when men-folk ain't around.[02:13.00]And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down."[02:21.92]He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime,[02:30.23]Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine."[02:41.53]"Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes.“[02:50.50]God bless little children while they're still too young to hate."[02:58.86]When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line[03:07.38]'Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine.[03:29.81]I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day.[03:38.12]As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change.[03:46.61]That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime,[03:55.78]Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.