Written by Hal Bynum ... In a publishing deal George Jones' name was added when he cut it in 1962. Also covered by Bill Monroe and others. Some of the words vary from one version to another, and I know I sang a few of them wrong. I heard it for the first time only a couple of years ago and really like it. There is a great cover by local musician Allan Spinney on YT.
Old, Old House (cover) with kind permission from Rebecca and Hal Bynum
Capo5 G C D
There's an old old house that once was a mansion
On a hill overlooking the town
Where time's left a wreckage where once was a beauty
And soon the old house will tumble down
When the leaves begin to fall in the autumn
And the raindrops drip from the trees
There's an old old man who walks in the garden
And his head is bowed in memory
They say he built the mansion for the love of a woman
And they planned to be married in the fall
But her love withered in the last days of summer
And the house stood empty after all
