Stuart Hamblen — This Ole House

[Verse 1] This old house once knew my children This old house once knew my wife This old house was home and comfort As we fought the storms of life This old house once rang with laughter This old house heard many shouts Now she trembles in the darkness When the lightnin' walks about [Chorus] Ain’t gonna need this house no longer Ain't gonna need this house no more Ain't got time to fix the shingles Ain’t got time to fix the floor Ain't got time to oil the hinges Nor to mend the window-pane Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints [Verse 2] This old house is a-gettin' shaky This old house is a-gettin' old This old house lets in the rain This old house lets in the cold Oh my knees are gettin' chilly But I feel no fear or pain ’Cause I see an angel peekin’ Through a broken window-pane [Chorus] Ain't gonna need this house no longer Ain’t gonna need this house no more Ain't got time to fix the shingles Ain't got time to fix the floor Ain't got time to oil the hinges Nor to mend the window-pane Ain’t gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints [Verse 3] Now this old house is afraid of thunder This old house is afraid of storms This old house just groans and trembles When the night wind flings its arms This old house is a-gettin' feeble This old house is a-needin' paint Just like me, it's tuckered out But I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints [Chorus] Ain't gonna need this house no longer Ain't gonna need this house no more Ain't got time to fix the shingles Ain't got time to fix the floor Ain't got time to oil the hinges Nor to mend the window-pane Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints [Verse 4] Now my old hound dog lies asleepin' He don't know I'm gonna leave Else he'd wake up by the fireplace And he'd sit there and howl and grieve But my huntin' days are over Ain't gonna hunt the 'coon no more Gabriel done brought in my chariot When the wind blew down the door [Chorus] Ain't gonna need this house no longer Ain't gonna need this house no more Ain't got time to fix the shingles Ain't got time to fix the floor Ain't got time to oil the hinges Nor to mend the window-pane Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints (Ready to meet the saints)