House of Gold

Written by: Hank Williams Sr.

Verse I

People steal they cheat and lie

For wealth and what it will buy

But don’t they know on the Judgment Day

That gold and silver will melt away

[Chorus]

I’d rather be in a deep dark grave

And know that my poor soul was saved

Than to live in this world in a house of gold

And deny my God and lose my soul

Verse II

What good is gold and silver too?

If your heart’s not pure and true

Oh sinner hear me when I say

Fall down on your knees and pray

[Repeat Chorus 2 times, then:]

And deny my God and lose my soul