Lyrics The Statler Brothers - This Ole House

[ chorus ]
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
I ain't gonna need this house no longer
I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints

[ verse 1 ]
This ole house once knew my children
This ole house once knew my wife
This ole house was joy and comfort
As we fought the storms of life
This ole house once rang with laughter
This ole house heard many a shout
Now she trembles in the darkness
Oh when the lightnin' walks about

[ chorus ]
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
I ain't gonna need this house no longer
I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints

[ piano ]

[ 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 sit there and growl 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

[ chorus ]
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
I ain't gonna need this house no longer
I'm gettin' ready to meet the saints