This Ole House

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 mend the window panes ain’t a gonna need this house no longer i’m a-gettin’ ready to meet the saints well this ole house once knew my children. this ole house once knew my life this ole house was home and comfort as we lived through storm and strife this ole house once rang with laughter this ole house heard many shouts now she trembles in the darkness when the lightning walks about 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 i ain’t got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the window panes ain’t a gonna need this house no longer i’m a-gettin’ ready to meet the saints now my old hound dog lies a sleepin’ he don’t know i’m gonna leave else he’d wake up by the fireplace he’d hound, growl and grieve but my huntin’ days are over ain’t gonna hunt the c**n no more gabriel just brought in my chariot when the wind blew down the door 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 i ain’t got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the window panes ain’t a gonna need this house no longer i’m a-gettin’ ready to meet the saints