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 win-dow-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 win-dow-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 win-dow-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 win-dow-pane Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
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