This Ole House

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 knew many shouts Now it trembles in the darkness When the lightning walks about 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 getting ready to meet the saints This old house is getting shaky This old house is getting old This old house lets in the rain and This old house lets in the cold My old knees are getting chilly But I feel no fear or pain 'Cause I see an angel peeping through The broken window pane 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 getting ready to meet the saints This old house is afraid of thunder This old house is afraid of storms This old house just groans and trembles As the lightning flings its arms This old house is getting feeble And it needs a coat of paint Just like me it's turtled out I'm getting ready to meet the saints 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 getting ready to meet the saints Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm getting ready to meet the saints