#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: 1/14/98; 7:40:40 PM From: John & Marsha Nelson Subject: This Ole House by Stuart Hamblen This Old House words and music by Stuart Hamblen also recorded by Rosemary Clooney D 1. This ole house once knew my children D7 G This ole house once knew my wife A7 This ole house was home and comfort D G D as we fought the storms of life D This ole house once rang with laughter D7 G This ole house heard many shouts A7 Now she trembles in the darkness D When the lightnin' walks about G CH: Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer D Ain't a-gonna need this house no more A7 Ain't got time to fix the shingles D A7 D7 Ain't got time to fix the floor G Ain't got time to oil the hinges D Nor to mend the window pane A7 Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer D I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints 2. 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 On my knees I'm gettin' chilly But I feel no fear nor pain 'Cause I see an angel peekin' Through a broken window pane 3. 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 old house is gettin' feeble This ole house is needin' paint Just like me its tuckered out But I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints 4. This ole house 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