House of the Rising Sun
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House of the Rising Sun was a traditional blues song that, with a swap in the gender, was adapted by The Animals into a bluesy rock and roll song. The Animals' version was an entrant in the Battle of the Cover Songs and took second place in the Battle of the 60s Rock Songs.
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Lyrics
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 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 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
