THIS OLD HOUSE by STUART HAMBLEN

This Old House 1954 Composer/songwriter : Stuart Hamblen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “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 . For more information about Stuart Hamblen go to From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia About Stuart writing this song on a paper sack: Subject: DT Correction: This Old House From: Joe Offer Date: 20 Oct 05 - 05:14 PM Ayup, sounds like you got the story right, Roger. Here’s the quote from Stuart Hamblen (note spelling), from Dorothy Horstman’s Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy: This song was written one cold wintry day in the High Sierra mountain range when I was on a hunting trip. With a hunting companion, I had gone hack into a remote section of the country. We were at least twenty miles from the nearest road when we came upon an old prospector’s cabin. Although there was snow on the ground, there was no smoke coming from the chimney but I knew the master was at home because a large hound dog was lying on the front porch. Upon entering, we found an old man dead in a back room. I can’t say how long he had been dead, for he looked like he was just asleep, but because of the severe weather it might have been some time, and the old hound was nearly starved. ’This Ole House’ was the old prospector’s epitaph.“ —Stuart Hamblen- IT Is Thurl Ravenscroft (voice of Tony the Tiger) doing the bass singing on the choruses of both this, and Rosemary Clooney’s recordings. He also did You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch NEW: NEWER - Videos This ’Ole House - The Story Behind The Song Told By Stuart Hamblen Stuart Hamblen This Old House .