This Ole House

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 window panes Ain't I gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints Well this ole house once I knew my children This house once I 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 it trembles in the darkness When the lightnin' walks about 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 window panes Ain't I gonna need this house no longer I'm 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 And he'd hound more and grieve But my huntin' days are over Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more Gabriel just brought in my chariot When the wind blew down the door 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 window panes Ain't I gonna need this house no longer I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints