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01 Jul 04 - 12:05 PM (#1217677) Subject: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Win From: GUEST,Jacqued I have an old copy of Tom T Hall's "Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine" but a couple of words in the first verse seem to be missing!?! Can anyone please help? How old do you think I am? he said, I said well I didn't know, He said I turned sixty-five about eleven months ago. I was sitting in my ????? pouring blended whiskey down, When this old grey black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge Many thanks |
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01 Jul 04 - 12:27 PM (#1217697) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Win From: GUEST,Bernie a friend of mine[big Tom T fan]learned it when it came out......says it's one word "Miami"....for what it's worth ...... |
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01 Jul 04 - 12:46 PM (#1217707) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Win From: masato sakurai OLD DOGS, CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE |
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01 Jul 04 - 12:57 PM (#1217717) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine From: HiHo_Silver Just a bit of trivia: The word is Miami as stated earlier. Tom T. Hall sang it in F major and stepped it up 1/2 tone every two verses; FMajor - F#Major GMajor |
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01 Jul 04 - 01:30 PM (#1217735) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine From: Roger in Baltimore Ol' Tom certainly could "catch a moment" when he was writin' well. Roger in Baltimore |
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01 Jul 04 - 02:08 PM (#1217765) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine From: GUEST,Jacqued Very many thanks, folks. Makes the song complete for us. |
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01 Jul 04 - 02:57 PM (#1217798) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine From: Q (Frank Staplin) Hall's recording can be heard at Record Lady, Record lady A 8 (Real Country Archives p. 8). |