This ole house once knew my children, this ole house once knew my wife
This ole 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
Refrain
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 pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
This ole house is a-gettin' shaky, this ole house is a gettin' old
This ole house lets in the rain, this ole house lets in the cold
Oh, my knees are a-gettin' shaky, but I feel no fear nor pain
'Cause I see an angel peekin' through a broken windowpane
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 pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
This ole house is afraid of thunder, this ole house is afraid of storms
This ole house just groans and trembles when the night wind flings its arms
This ole house is gettin' feeble, this old house is needin' paint
Just like me it's tuckered out, but I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
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 pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
My ol' hound dog lies a-sleepin'--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
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 pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints