Biography:
Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. He has written 11 #1 Hits, with 26 more that hit the Top 10. He was the son of a preacher.
As a teen, Hall put together a band called the Kentucky Travelers that performed before movies for a travelling theater. During a stint in the Army, Hall performed over the Armed Forces Radio Network and wrote comic songs about Army experiences. His early career included being a radio announcer at WRON
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Other songs:
- Christmas Tree
- I Flew Over Our House Last Night
- That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
- Sneaky Snake
- A Hero In Harlan
- A Picture Of Your Mother
- A Week In A County Jail
- Aint Got The Time
- Another Town
- Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon
- Back When We Were Young
- Ballad Of Forty Dollars
- Bar With No Beer
- Bill Monroe For Breakfast
- Candy In The Window
- Christmas Is
- Country Is
- Dont Forget The Coffee Billy Joe
- Everything From Jesus To Jack Daniels
- Faster Horses
- Forbidden Flowers
- Girls In Saigon City
- Homecoming
- I Cried All The Way To Kentucky
- I Like Beer
- I Love
- I Miss A Lot Of Trains
- I Want My Dog Back
- It Feels Better Now
- It Sure Can Get Cold In Des Moines
- La Blues
- Me And Jesus
- O Christmas Candle
- Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
- Once Upon A Road
- Over And Over Again
- Pay No Attention To Alice
- Ravishing Ruby
- Salute To A Switchblade
- Second Handed Flowers
- Shoe Shine Man
- Spokane Motel Blues
- Thats How I Got To Memphis
- The Monkey That Became President
- The Year Clayton Delaney Died
- The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
- Too Many Do Goods
- Tulsa Telephone Book
- Wash My Hands In The Morning Dew
- Were All In This Thing Alone
- When Nobody Wants Your Body Anymore
- Whos Gonna Feed Them Hogs
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[Intro]
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[Bridge]
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How old do you think I am he said
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I said, well I didn’t know
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He said I turned 65 about 11 months ago
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I was sitting in Miami pouring blended whisky down
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When this old grey black gentleman was cleanin’ up the lounge
[Verse 1]
Bb G
There wasn't any one around ‘cept this old man and me
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The guy who ran the bar was watching ironsides on tv
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Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind
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On old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Verse 2]
F Bb G
Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked
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He told me all about it though I didn't answer back
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Ain't but three things in this world that’s worth a solitary dime
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But old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Verse 3]
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He said women think about they-selves when men-folk ain't around
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And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down
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He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
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Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Verse 4]
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Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
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God bless little children while they're still too young to hate
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When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
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‘bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Break]
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[Verse 5]
G C A
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
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As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change
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That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
C G D G
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine
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[Bridge]
(Spoken)
F
How old do you think I am he said
Bb G
I said, well I didn’t know
C Bb C F
He said I turned 65 about 11 months ago
(Sung)
F Bb G
I was sitting in Miami pouring blended whisky down
Bb F C F
When this old grey black gentleman was cleanin’ up the lounge
[Verse 1]
Bb G
There wasn't any one around ‘cept this old man and me
C Bb C F
The guy who ran the bar was watching ironsides on tv
F Bb G
Uninvited he sat down and opened up his mind
Bb F C F
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Verse 2]
F Bb G
Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked
C Bb C F
He told me all about it though I didn't answer back
F Bb G
Ain't but three things in this world that’s worth a solitary dime
Bb F C F
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Verse 3]
F# B G#
He said women think about they-selves when men-folk ain't around
C# B C# F#
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down
F# B G#
He said I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime
B F# C# F#
Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Verse 4]
F# B G#
Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
C# B C# F#
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate
F# B G#
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
B F# C# F#
‘bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine
[Break]
B F# B C# Ebm B C# F#
[Verse 5]
G C A
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day
D C D G
As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change
G C A
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
C G D G
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine
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