Little Old Wine Drinker Me


"Little Old Wine Drinker Me" is a song that was first released by Charlie Walker in 1966, on the album Wine, Woman & Walker. The song became a hit when it was released by Robert Mitchum in early 1967, and by Dean Martin later the same year on his album Welcome to My World. The Dean Martin version is a hit with Scottish football club Clydebank and can often be heard being chanted on the terraces with ‘Tennessee’ being replaced with ‘Kilbowie’ in homage to the clubs former ground in the town.
Robert Mitchum's version spent 2 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 96, while reaching No. 9 on Billboards Hot Country Singles chart.
Dean Martin's version spent 6 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 38, while reaching No. 5 on Billboards Easy Listening chart, and No. 4 on Australia's Go-Set chart.
In Canada, Dean Martin's version and Robert Mitchum's version reached No. 32 on the RPM 100, in a tandem ranking.
The song's title parodies a catchphrase used in contemporary TV advertising by the Italian Swiss Colony wine company: "The little old winemaker, me!"