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
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
This ole house
is gettin' shaky
This ole house
is gettin' old
This ole house
lets in the rain
This ole house
lets in the cold
On my knees
I'm gettin' shaky
But I feel
no fear or pain
'Cause I see
an angel peekin'
Through a broken
window pane
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
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
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
I ain't got time
to oil the hinges
Nor to mend
the window panes
Ain't gonna need
this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' ready
to meet the saints
I'm gettin' ready
to meet the saints