THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (BLUES)

Story Behind The Song

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I WAS IN ONE OF MY MOODS...I WANTED TO RECORD A SONG PEOPLE WOULDN'T EXPECT FROM ME...I HOPE THIS IS A SONG YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY ASSOCIATE ME WITH...ENJOY...

Song Description

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I WAS IN ONE OF MY MOODS...I WANTED TO RECORD A SONG PEOPLE WOULDN'T EXPECT FROM ME...I HOPE THIS IS A SONG YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY ASSOCIATE ME WITH...ENJOY...

Song Length 4:20 Genre Blues - Traditional, Blues - General
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Mad, Disturbed Subject Existence, Life
Similar Artists The Allman Brothers Band, Albert King Language English
Era 2000 and later

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 blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and his trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all 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 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


Lyrics UNKNOWN Music UNKNOWN
Producer GEORGE SLADEK Publisher ARCH CITY
Performance GEORGE SLADEK Label ARCH CITY
This track is on 2 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
GEORGE SLADEK COVER SONGS FOR BLACK TOAST MUSIC 11/15/2018
Julia Schmidt My Top Songs 11/1/2014

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