How old do you think I am? he said. 多大了，你以为我是谁？他说。

I said, well, I didnt know. 我说，好，我不知道。

He said, I turned 65 about 11 months ago. 他说，我转身65约11个月前。

   

I was sittin in miami pourin blended whiskey down 我坐在迈阿密pourin混合威士忌倒

When this old gray black gentleman was cleanin up the lounge 当这个老灰黑色绅士洗洁了休息室

   

There wasnt anyone around cept this old man and me 有wasnt概念周围的人这老头和我

The guy who ran the bar was watchin ironsides on tv 谁跑了吧这家伙是在看着电视上ironsides

Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind 不请自来，他坐了下来，打开了他的头脑

On old dogs and children and watermelon wine 在老的狗，儿童和西瓜酒

   

Ever had a drink of watermelon wine? he asked 曾经有过的西瓜酒？他问

He told me all about it, though I didnt answer back 他告诉我有关它的一切，虽然我没有回嘴

Aint but three things in this world thats worth a solitary dime, 是不是，但是三样东西在这个世界上，多数民众赞成值得一孤一毛钱，

But old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 但是，老的狗和孩子，西瓜酒。

   

He said, women think about they-selves, when menfolk aint around. 他说，女性想想自己，自我，当爷们是不是各地。

And friends are hard to find when they discover that youre down. 和朋友很难发现，当他们发现你失意。

He said, I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime; 他说，我想这一切我年轻的时候，在我天然素;

Now its old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 现在，它的老犬，儿童和西瓜酒。

   

Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes; 老狗关心你，甚至当你犯错误;

God bless little children while theyre still too young to hate. 上帝保佑小孩，而更有耐力还是太年轻了，恨。

When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line 当他搬走了，我发现我的笔抄下来的行

Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 老布特狗和儿童，西瓜酒。

   

I had to catch a plane up to atlanta that next day 我要赶飞机到亚特兰大的第二天

As I left for my room I saw him pickin up my change 当我离开了我的房间，我看到他捡了我的变化

That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime 那天晚上，我梦见在阴凉的夏天的宁静的睡眠

Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine. 的老狗，儿童和西瓜酒。