The roof is leakin' and the wind is howlin'   Kids are crying 'cause the sheets are so cold   I woke this mornin' found my hands were frozen   I've tried to fix the fire but you know the damn thing's too old      It's been months now, since we heard from our Mary   I wonder if she ever made the coast   Well she and her young man they both moved out there   I sure hope they write just to let us know      And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute   My wife's expecting but I hope she can wait   'Cause this winter looks like, it's gonna be another bad one   But spring'll soon be here oh, but I hope it's not late      Ma and pa lived here and their's before them   They tried their hardest to make it a home   Seems so long now since they passed over   Hope my children'll try to make it their own      Now my roof is leakin' and the wind is howlin'   The kids are cryin', 'cos the sheets are so cold   I woke this mornin' and my hands were frozen   Oh I've tried to fix the fire but you know the damn thing's too old      But me, oh I'm getting stronger by the minute   My wife's expecting but I hope she can wait   'Cause this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one   But spring'll soon be here oh, God I hope it's not late