THIS OLD HOUSE by STUART HAMBLEN

This Old House
Composer/songwriter : Stuart Hamblen
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"This Old House" (or sometimes written "This Ole House") is a popular song by Stuart Hamblen published in 1954. It describes a house in a state of disrepair after its owner's death, and was inspired by a real-life house found by Hamblen and his friends while on a fishing trip. Despite its subject matter, the song is normally performed in an upbeat style. Hamblen intended this to symbolize the joy of the man's going to Heaven.

This old house once knew my children
This old house once knew my wife
This old house was home and comfort
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-pane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

This old house is a-gettin' shaky
This old house is a-gettin' old
This old house lets in the rain
This old house lets in the cold
Oh my knees are-a gettin' chilly
But I feel no fear or pain
'Cause I see an angel peekin'
Through a broken window-pane

[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-pane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

Now this old house is afraid of thunder
This old house is afraid of storms
This old house just groans and trembles
When the night wind flings its arms
This old house is a-gettin' feeble
This old house is a-needin' paint
Just like me it's tuckered out
But I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

[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-pane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

Now my old hound dog lies a-sleepin'
He don't know I'm gonna leave
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace
And he'd sit there and howl and grieve
But my huntin' days are over
Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more
Gabriel done brought in my chariot
When the wind blew down the door

[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-pane
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
Ready to meet the saints
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[MichiganTreasure]

Howdy partner! Thanks a bunch!

Loved it.

[standrewsday]

so funny, so clever this song.

[varania7]

Its like he is saying, he hasnt got time to fix the house, because the house is similar to him, of which he says he has to leave to look after himself first because he comes first, before the house :)

[varania7]

Very appropriate :) Here's something ..its about time i played this song :)

[acousticdoug]

@yannos1000 Do you know where there is a total translation for the swedish one

[yannos1000]

@acousticdoug Oh yes, most definitely. It's an adaptation no doubt.

[acousticdoug]

@yannos1000 I think the swedish one was based off of Mr. Hamblen's song because this was written in '54 over ten years before the Swedish version.

[yannos1000]

@acousticdoug It's in the video responses, "34 / This old house-Per Myrberg" It was made in the sixties during the "million programme" as they called it, in a decade a million apartments were built throughout sweden.

[acousticdoug]

@yannos1000 ha weird do you have a link to that and do you know when that was made cause that would be pretty interesting

[yannos1000]

@acousticdoug Yes, that's what happens. In the Swedish version the lyrics are different however. That was what I was getting at.

[acousticdoug]

@yannos1000 like you said he a-gettin ready to meet the saints. He's saying he aint got time to fix the house cause he bout to go to heaven just like when he says there an angel peekin through the broken window pain or at the end he says Gabriel done brought in my chariot when the wind blew down the door. Hes sayin hes bout to go to heaven so there is no time to fix that house. at least thats always the connotation i heard

[yannos1000]

@acousticdoug Well not really, listen to it, it's named "this old house" and he talks about how he's going to leave it to "meet the saints" He's got no need for it anymore and he doesn't have time to fix it anyhow.