House of the Rising Sun

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Oh it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
The only time he'll be satisfied
Is when he's all drunk

Oh, mothers, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
Goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one
And God, I know I'm one



Credits
Writer(s): Traditional, Cornelis Cees Hartog
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