Tom T. Hall - Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine

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  1. Dwight Ward

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    Tom in his elder years. Lovely song:
    "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes, and God bless little children when they're still too young to hate."

     
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    Always loved this song.
     
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    I liked that song too...but I think that the old man giving his age of 65 didn't do much for me.

    That song is 27 years old, and today 65 is the new 40!

    How much more comfortable it would have sounded if the old man said he was 85 or 90.

    Otherwise, a really nice folk ballad!

    (I also liked Tom's "I Like Beer"

    Hal
     
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    Another dog song that i just listened to today, and wanted to share with everyone. This is sang from the viewpoint of the dog, so pretend he is singing the song to his owner, as you listen.
    (This dog reminds me of Rusty, @Bobby Cole ’s dog.)


     
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  5. Marie Mallery

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    Me too.
     
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    Cute song and true. All our dogs love to ride, old molly used to could smell MacDonalds a mile away, we'd buy them burger off dollar menu.
     
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    Same here. Easily brings a tear.
     
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