The Statler Brothers — This Ole House

[Chorus] Well, I ain't a-gonna need this house no longer Ain't a-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 mingle the window panes Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints [Verse 1] Well, this ole house once knew my children This house once knew my wife This ole house was home and comfort As we fought the storms of life This ole house once rang with laughter This ole house heard many shouts But now trembles in the darkness When the lightnin' walks about [Chorus] Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer Ain't a-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 mingle the window panes Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints [Piano Solo] [Verse 2] Now my old hound dog lies a-sleepin' He don't know I'm gonna leave Else he'd wake up by the fireplace And he'd howl and moan and grieve But my huntin' days are over Ain't a-gonna hunt the coon no more Gabriel just brought in my chariot When the wind blew down the door [Chorus] Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer Ain't a-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 mingle the window panes Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints