Lyrics

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

My mother was a tailor
And she sewed my new blue jeans
And my father was a gambling man
Way down in New Orleans

The only thing that a gambler ever needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time that he'll be satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

Well I said Mother, tell all your children now
Not to do what I have done
'Cause I've spent my life in sheer misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

I've got one foot up on the platform now
And the other is standing on a train
I'm goin' on back to New Orleans
To wear my ball and chain

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