Song | Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine |
Artist | John Prine |
Album | Standard Songs for Average People |
Download | Image LRC TXT |
作词 : Hall | |
"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, pouring blended whiskey down | |
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge. | |
There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me. | |
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside 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 themselves, when men-folk 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 to young to hate." | |
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line | |
About 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 picking up my change. | |
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime, | |
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine. |
zuo ci : Hall | |
" 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, pouring blended whiskey down | |
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge. | |
There wasn' t anyone around, except this old man and me. | |
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside 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 themselves, 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 to young to hate." | |
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line | |
About 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 picking up my change. | |
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime, | |
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine. |
zuò cí : Hall | |
" 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, pouring blended whiskey down | |
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge. | |
There wasn' t anyone around, except this old man and me. | |
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside 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 themselves, 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 to young to hate." | |
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line | |
About 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 picking up my change. | |
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime, | |
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine. |