this ole house once knew my children this ole house once knew my life this ole house was home and comfort as we lived through storm and strife this ole house once rang with laughter this ole house heard many shouts now she trembles in the darkness when the lightning walks about 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 ole house is gettin shaky this ole house is gettin old this ole house lets in the rain this ole house lets in the cold on my knees i m gettin shaky but i feel no fear or pain cause i see an angel peekin through a broken window pane i 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 i 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 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 i ain t got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the window panes ain t gonna need this house no longer i m a gettin ready to meet the saints i m gettin ready to meet the saints