Cover art for House of the Rising Sun by Lauren O’Connell

House of the Rising Sun

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House of the Rising Sun Lyrics

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girls
And god, I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sowed my new blue jeans
My sweetheart he was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Oh mother tell my baby sister
Not to do what I have done
But shun that house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun


Is my one foot on the platform
The other's on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

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‘House of the Rising Sun’ is originally a song by Georgia Turner recorded in 1937. It was covered by many artists, including British rock band “The Animals” in 1964.
New York based singer & songwriter Lauren O'Connell released her own cover in 2012. The song went viral in the modern day after being used in the teasers for FX series, ‘American Horror Story: Coven.’

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2012
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