Nor to mend the windowpane
This old house is gettin' feeble
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Ain't they gonna need this house no longer
As they fought the storms of life
Ain't got time to fix the floor
This old house lets in the rain
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Through a broken windowpane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
This old house was home and comfort
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
This old house is a gettin' shaky
He's a gettin' ready to meet the saints
This old house is needin' paint
This old house is afraid of thunder
Just like him it's tuckered out
When the lightnin' walks about
This old house heard many shouts
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't got time to fix the floor
This old house once rang with laughter
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
This old house is a gettin' old
Nor to mend the windowpane
Oh, his knees are a gettin' chilly
This old house lets in the cold
This old house is afraid of storms
Ain't they gonna need this house no longer
He's a gettin' ready to meet the saints
But he feels no fear or pain
But he's a gettin' ready to meet the saints
When the night wind flings its arms
He's a gettin' ready to meet the saints
Ain't they gonna need this house no longer
Ain't they gonna need this house no more
'Cause he sees an angel peekin'
This old house just groans and trembles
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Nor to mend the windowpane
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Now he trembles in the darkness
Ain't they gonna need this house no more
Ain't they gonna need this house no more
