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House of the Rising Sun (The Animals cover) Lyrics
There is a house in New Orleans.
They call the Rising Sun.
And it's been the ruin of many young poor boys
And God I know I'm one.
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin man
Down in New Orleans.
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's all drunk.
Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
To spend their life 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'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many young poor boys
And god I know I'm one.
They call the Rising Sun.
And it's been the ruin of many young poor boys
And God I know I'm one.
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin man
Down in New Orleans.
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's all drunk.
Not to do what I have done
To spend their life in sin and misery
In the house of the Rising Sun.
And the other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many young poor boys
And god I know I'm one.
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Great song
No, the Animals made it famous, it's a traditional song, and instead of a gambling house, it was actually about a different kind of a house.
who is the original composer of this song...dammit
the animals
the animals
No. It's an old blues number and it's been done by countless blues and folk artists before The Animals, including Bob Dylan.
No. It's an old blues number and it's been done by countless blues and folk artists before The Animals, including Bob Dylan.
Is it Leadbelly, or did he just do a version of it
No, Bob Dylan did not write this song. He first heard it in New York where a fellow folk singer was doing it, and decided to put it on his first album. Only one or two songs on that one are written by him. It (the original lyrics, at least, which speak about a girl) was probably written by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin.
When did they play this song. Just out of Curiousity. I can't find it anywhere.
This was a great song before Zeppelin did it; and when they did it, it even made the song better........Great band singin' a great song
damn it! zeppelin didnt do this song it was the animals
This song is about Cocaine, and the addiction and pain it brings...I forget who actually wrote the song in the first place..but eh.
Explain to me how this song is about cocaine? Your just a cokehead like the rest of the people that believe that.