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House of the Rising Sun Lyrics
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dear God, I know I was one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
And my father was a gamblin' man
Way down in New Orleans
And the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase in the trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a trump
Oh mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Don't spend your life in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
I got one foot on the platform
And another on the train
And I'm goin' 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 a poor boy
Dear God, I know I was one
Dear God, I know I was the one
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dear God, I know I was one
She sewed my new blue jeans
And my father was a gamblin' man
Way down in New Orleans
Is a suitcase in the trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a trump
Not to do what I have done
Don't spend your life in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
And another on the train
And I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dear God, I know I was one
Dear God, I know I was the one
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Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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