Rosemary Clooney- This Old House??
Frank
 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 old house once rang with laughter This old house heard many shouts Now he 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 windowpane Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer He's a-getting ready to meet the saints This ole house is a-getting
shaky
This ole house is a-getting old This ole house lets in the rain This ole house lets in the cold On his knees I'm getting chilly But he feel no fear nor pain 'Cause he see an angel peekin' Through a broken windowpane CHORUS 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 getting feeble This old house is needin' paint Just like him it's tuckered out But he's a-getting ready to meet the saints CHORUS This ole house 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  Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House," though she would go on to success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1974, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002.
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