THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN <br /> <br /> THE ANIMALS <br /> <br />here is a house in New Orleans <br />They call the Rising Sun <br />And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy <br />And God I know I'm one <br /> <br />My mother was a tailor <br />She sewed my new bluejeans <br />My father was a gamblin' man <br />Down in New Orleans <br /> <br />Now the only thing a gambler needs <br />Is a suitcase and trunk <br />And the only time he's satisfied <br />Is when he's on a drunk <br /> <br />(Organ solo) <br /> <br />Oh mother tell your children <br />Not to do what I have done <br />Spend your lives in sin and misery <br />In the House of the Rising Sun <br /> <br />Well, I got one foot on the platform <br />The other foot on the train <br />I'm goin' back to New Orleans <br />To wear that ball and chain <br /> <br />Well, there is a house in New Orleans <br />They call the Rising Sun <br />And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy <br />And God I know I'm one
