9th July 1964


The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals


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
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 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 foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well there is a house in New Orleans
They call the 'Rising Sun'
and its been the ruin of many a poor boy
and God, I know, I'm one