Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine    (GWR 181)  Lorne Clayton

OPENER



Grand Square
I was sittin' in Miami pourin' blended whiskey down
When this old gray black gentleman was cleanin' up the lounge
Allemande and Weave
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine

FIGURE



Heads/Sides Promenade go halfway around
Walk in Square Thru Four Hands
Four hands and then Right and Left Thru
You do an Eight Chain Six
* Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime
Swing Promenade
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

MIDDLE BREAK



Grand Square
Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate.
Allemande and Weave
When he walked away I found my pen and copied down that line
Swing Promenade
'Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

CLOSER



Grand Square
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
Allemande and Weave
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

TAG



Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

ADDITIONAL LYRICS



* When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line