This ole house once knew its children This ole house once knew its 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 it trembles in the darkness When the lightning walks about 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 He's getting ready to meet the saints This ole house is gettin' shaky This ole house is gettin' old This ole house has seen the rain This ole house has seen the cold Oh his knees are gettin' chilly But he feels no fear or pain 'Cause he sees an angel peepin' Through a broken window pane 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 He's getting ready to meet the saints This ole house is gettin' shaky This ole house is gettin' old This ole house has seen the rain This ole house has seen the cold Oh his knees are gettin' chilly But he feels no fear or pain 'Cause he sees an angel peepin' Through a broken window pane 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 He's getting ready to meet the saints