Lyrics - The House Of The Rising Sun by Animals

There is a house in
New
Orleans
They call the '
Rising
Sun'
And it's been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And,
God,
I know
I'm one
My mother was a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in
New
Orleans
Now the only thing he ever needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk
Oh,
Mother tell your children
Not to do what
I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the
House of the
Rising
Sun
With one foot on the platform
And the other foot on the train
I know he's back to
New
Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Well there is a house in
New
Orleans
They call the '
Rising
Sun'
And its been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And
God,
I know
I'm one

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