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(# 1 pop hit)

This Ole House

Stuart Hamblen

© Hamblen Music, ASCAP

This ole house once knew his children this ole house once knew his wife
This ole house was home and comfort as they fought the storms of life
This ole house once rang with laughter this ole house heard many shouts
Now he trembles in the darkness when the lightnin' 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 pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer he's gettin' ready to meet the saints
[ piano ]
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 him it's tuckered out but he's 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 window pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer he's gettin' ready to meet the saints
(Gettin' ready to meet the saints)

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