This Ol' House

THIS OL' HOUSE

ONCE KNEW

HIS CHILDREN

THIS OL' HOUSE

ONCE KNEW HIS WIFE

THIS OL' HOUSE

WAS HOME AND COMFORT

AS WE FOUGHT

THE STORMS OF LIFE

THIS OL' HOUSE

ONCE RANG

WITH LAUGHTER

THIS OL' HOUSE HEARD

MANY SHOUTS

NOW HE TREMBLES

IN THE DARKNESS

WHEN THE LIGHTNIN'

WALKS ABOUT

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

NO WINDOWPANE

AIN'T GONNA

NEED THIS HOUSE

NO LONGER

HE'S GETTIN' READY

TO MEET THE SAINTS

THIS OL' HOUSE

IS 'A GETTIN' SHAKY

THIS OL' HOUSE

IS 'A GETTIN' OLD

THIS OL' HOUSE

LETS IN THE RAIN

THIS OL' HOUSE

LETS IN THE COLD

OH HIS KNEES

ARE GETTIN' CHILLY

BUT HE FEELS

NO FEAR OF PAIN

'CAUSE HE SEES

AN ANGEL PEEKIN'

THROUGH HIS BROKEN

WINDOWPANE

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

NO WINDOWPANE

AIN'T GONNA

NEED THIS HOUSE

NO LONGER

HE'S GETTIN' READY

TO MEET THE SAINTS

THIS OL' HOUSE

IS AFRAID OF THUNDER

THIS OL' HOUSE

IS AFRAID OF STORMS

THIS OL' HOUSE

JUST GROANS

AND TREMBLES

WHEN THE NIGHT

STRETCHES OUT

ITS ARMS

THIS OL' HOUSE IS

'A GETTIN' FEEBLE

THIS OLD HOUSE

IS 'A NEEDIN' PAINT

JUST LIKE ME

IT'S STARTING TO RUMBLE

GETTIN' READY

TO MEET

THE SAINTS

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

NO WINDOWPANE

AIN'T GONNA

NEED THIS HOUSE

NO LONGER

HE'S GETTIN' READY

TO MEET THE SAINTS