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Remembering A Clooney Melody
This photo of an old homestead near Binger & Eakley, Oklahoma was sent to "The OkieLegacy" by one of our readers with a catchy little melody sung by Rosemary Clooney.
This NW Okie remembers Clooney, but remembers the song she sang better... "This Ole House."
That brings up the next question. What kind of legacy do you suppose this old Oklahoma homestead, along highway 152 experienced in it's day? Is it still there, or ... "Getting ready to meet the saints!"
Remember the rest of the words to this old favorite song sung by Rosemary Clooney? Here is the chorus to get you started:
"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-gettin' ready to meet the saints"
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Here is the lyrics to the song. This was done best by George Younce with the Cathedral Quartet. This Ole House - Words & Music by Stuart Hamblen - Recorded by Rosemary Clooney, 1954C F
This ole house once knew my children, this ole house once knew my wife;
G C
This ole house was home and comfort as we fought the storms of life.
C F
This old house once rang with laughter, this old house heard many shouts;
G C
Now she trembles in the darkness when the lightnin' walks about.
Refrain:
F
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,
C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no more;
G C C/B Am7
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor,
Am7/G F Fdim(III) Fdim C C/B Am7
Ain't got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the win-dow-pane;
Gdim G G7
Ain't gonna need this house no longer--
G G/A G/B C
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
his ole house is a-gettin' shaky, this ole house is a-gettin' old;
This ole house lets in the rain, this ole house lets in the cold.
Oh, my knees are a-gettin' shaky, but I feel no fear nor pain,
'Cause I see an angel peekin'' through a broken windowpane.
Repeat Refrain:
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 gettin' feeble, this old house is needin' paint;
Just like me it's tuckered out, but I''m a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
Repeat Refrain:
My ol' 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.
Repeat Refrain:
~Larry M. Whitely 2007-01-06 21:51:13
One of our OkieLegacy readers says, "This toe-tapping song was written by one of the greatest singers.... Stuart Hamblen." ~NW Okie 2007-01-06 21:46:55
I seem to remember an older recording (early 50s I think) of "This Old House" by Carson Robinson. The 'old house'referred to in the song refers to the human body that will be left behind when a person dies. ~Roy Kendrick 2007-01-06 21:30:30
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