This Old House / When The Saints Lyrics

This old house once knew my children
This old house once knew my wife
This old house was a home and comfor
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
Chorus:
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 window panes
Ain't a gonna need this house no longer
I'm a gettin' ready to meet the saints

This old house is gettin' shaky
This old house is getting' old
This old house lets in the rain and
This old house lets in the cold
On my knees I'm gettin' feeble
But I feel no fear or pain
'Cause I see an angel peekin'
Through a broken window pane
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 the window panes
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
I'm getting ready to meet the saints

Now my old hound dog lies a sleepin'
He don't know I'm goin' to leave
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace
'N he'd sit there 'n howl 'n grieve
But my huntin' days are over,
I ain't gonna hunt the c*** no more
Gabriel done brought in chariot,
When the wind blew down the door
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 the window panes
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
I'm getting ready to meet the saints

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When the saints go marchin' in
Oh when the saints go marchin' in
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When tha saints go marchin' in

When the saints go marchin' in
Oh when the saints go marchin' in
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When tha saints go marchin' in