The sun was hot and the dust rose up like smoke   So we hid beneath the elm tree and watched the watermelons float   There in a big 'ol tub of ice   And we'd split em open with a kitchen knife   And everybody had a slice it was a watermelon dream      Ain't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream   'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream   When life is really sweeter than it seems   That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream      With sticky hands and, and faces we fought the yellow jackets to a draw   Then we used the rind for second base and played a little hard ball   I don't know how much we ate, but we all got the belly ache   And everybody stayed up wat too late, it was a watermelon dream      Ain't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream   'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream   When life is really sweeter than it seems   That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream      Then a little after sundown we'd be runnin' out of steam   So we'd light a roman candle and try to hold on tho the dream   Maybe slip out behind a car, take a little tastes from a jar   Then just lay back and count the stars, that's called a watermelon dream