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. Ain´t gonna need this house no longer, 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 windowpane; Ain´t gonna need this house no longer Get 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. Oh, my knees are gettin´ shaky, But I feel no fear nor pain, ´Cause I see an angel peekin´ Through a broken windowpane. Ain´t gonna need this house no longer, 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 windowpane; Ain´t gonna need this house no longer Get 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 gettin´ ready to meet the saints. Ain´t gonna need this house no longer, 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 windowpane; Ain´t gonna need this house no longer Get ready to meet the saints. Ain´t gonna need this house no longer, 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 windowpane; Ain´t gonna need this house no longer Get ready to meet the saints.