[Verso 1] 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
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[Verso 2] My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin’ man Down in New Orleans
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[Verso 3] Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he’s satisfied Is when he’s all drunk
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[Refrão – melódico, arrastado] 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
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[Verso 4] Well I’ve 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
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[Verso Final] 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