House of the Rising Sun - The Animals - New Orleans
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 29° 58.127 W 090° 04.076
15R E 782941 N 3318944
"The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans.
Waymark Code: WM79K2
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Farkle 7
Views: 16

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

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

------ organ solo ------

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

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

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

Name of Song: House of the Rising Sun

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


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