Written by s.r. vaughan and d. bramhall      Well, the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother knockin'   Yeah the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother knockin'   Yeah the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother come on in      Kick off your shoes, start losin' the blues   This old house ain't got nothin' to lose   Seen it all for years, start spreadin' the news   We got room on the floor   Come on baby shake sumpin' loose      Well, the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother knockin'   Yeah the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother knockin'   Yeah the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother come on in      Walkin' up the street you can hear the sound   Of some bad honky-tonkers really layin' it down   They've seen it all for years and got nothin' to lose   So get out on the floor   Shimmy til you shake sumpin' loose      Well, the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother knockin'   Yeah the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother knockin'   Yeah the house is a-rockin'   Don't bother come on in