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 Ole House once rang with laughter
This Ole House heard many shouts
Now she trembles in the darkness
When the lightnin’ walks about.

Chorus:
Ain’t gonna need this house no longer
Ain’t 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 no window 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 I’m gettin’ chilly
But I feel no fear nor pain
‘Cause I see an angel peekin’
Through a broken window pane. [Chorus]

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 a-gettin’ feeble
This Ole House is a-needin’ paint
Just like me, it’s tuckered out
But, I’m gettin’ ready to meet the saints [Chorus]

My ole hound dog lies a-sleepin’
He don’t know I’m gonna leave
Else he’d wake up by the fireplace
He’d just sit there an’ howl and grieve
But my huntin’ days are over
We ain’t goin’ huntin’ any more
Gabriel brought in my chariot
When the wind blew down the door [Chorus]