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Artist: The Animals
Track: The House of the Rising Sun

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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 trunk
And the only time he'll be 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
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The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics
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Led Zeppelin - House of the Rising Sun (The Animals cover) Lyrics
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Bob Dylan - House of the Rising Sun (The Animals cover) Lyrics
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Muse - The House of the Rising Sun (Animals cover) Lyrics
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Nina Simone - House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics
There is a house in New Orleans Call it the rising sun. And it's been the ruin. Of many a poor girl. And me, oh lord, I'm one
Lead Belly - New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun) Lyrics
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House Of The Rising Sun Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
Danielle1987 discusses the meanings of House Of The Rising Sun lyrics: Its about a whore house. The guy is talking about how his father went there and got drunk, it was the only time he was happy. He is turning into his father.
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The House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals - Songfacts
The House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
The House Of The Rising Sun by Five Finger Death Punch - Songfacts
The House Of The Rising Sun by Five Finger Death Punch song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
The House of the Rising Sun - New Orleans, Louisiana
The commonly-repeated story is this Animals' song is about a prison in New Orleans. The truth is much more sinister.
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The Animals – The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals' version of the American folk song is considered one of the 20th century’s British pop classics. While the original version was sung in the character of a woman led
Lauren O'Connell – House of the Rising Sun
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
Eric Burdon & The Animals – House of the Rising Sun
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
Muse – House Of The Rising Sun
There is a house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / Well it's been the ruin of many a poor boy / And God, I know, I'm one / Well Mother, tell your children / Not to do
Red Leather – HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
[Refrain] / There is a house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / And it's been the ruin for many a poor boy / And God, I know I'm one / [Verse 1] / My mother was a tailor
Marianne Faithfull – House of the Rising Sun
[version 1] / There is a house in new orleans / They call it the risin' sun / And it's been the ruin / Of many poor girl / And me, oh god, i'm one / There is a house in new orleans
Tracy Chapman – House of the Rising Sun (Live)
There is a house, in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / Its been the ruins of many poor boys / And oh god, im one / My mother, shes a tailor / She sews us new blue jeans / My
Five Finger Death Punch – House of the Rising Sun
The 12th song on their 5th album ‘The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2.’ This is a cover of the song made famous by The Animals. The song is about a
The White Buffalo (Ft. The Forest Rangers) – House of the Rising Sun
This is the song used in the closing scenes of the Season 4 finale of the FX show Sons of Anarchy. It is a cover of a song of the same name made famous by The Animals, albeit
Sinéad O'Connor – The House of the Rising Sun
[Chorus] / There is a house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / And it's been the ruin for many a poor boy and me / And God I know I'm one / [Verse 1] / My mother was a
​​alt-J – House of the Rising Sun
The May 2017 issue of Q Magazine described this song as a cover and mentioned that it features contributions from twenty classical guitarists. Before the song became available alt-
Leo Moracchioli – The House of the Rising Sun (Metal Version)
[Intro] / 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 / [Verse 1] / My mother was a tailor
Sam Cohen – The House of the Rising Sun
“The House of the Rising Sun” is a cover of “The House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals. It was released on March 3, 2017, as a part of Resistance Radio: The Man In The High
Toto – House of the Rising Sun
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
Dolly Parton – The House of the Rising Sun
The House of the Rising Sun was originally sung by The Animals in 1964. In 1981, Dolly Parton covered the song for her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs and her version peaked at #77 on
Haley Reinhart – House Of The Rising Sun
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
Farhad Mehrad – The House of the Rising Sun
[Intro] / 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 / [Verse 1] / My mother was a tailor
Puddles Pity Party – House of the Rising Sun
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
Ashley Johnson – The House of the Rising Sun
There is a house in New Orleans / They call the rising sun / And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy / And me oh god I'm one / I'm going to tell my baby sister / Please don't do
Joan Baez – House of the Rising Sun
[Verse] / There is a house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / And it's been the ruin for many poor girl / And me, oh God, for one / [Verse] / If I had listened to what my
Woody Guthrie – House of the Rising Sun
“(The) House of the Rising Sun” (also known as “Rising Sun Blues”) is a traditional folk song which tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans, Louisiana. In Guthrie’s version (
Idris Muhammad – House Of The Rising Sun
There is a house in New Orleans / They call the House of the Rising Sun - oh yeah / And I want you to know it's been the ruin of many, many, many a poor boy - yeah / Lord ohhhh
David Carradine – The House of the Rising Sun / Amazing Grace (2006 Live Version)
There was a house in New Orlean' / They used to call it The Rising Sun / Well it, it's been the ruin of many a poor boy / And me, oh God, I was one / [Instrumental] / Amazing grace
The House on Cliff – House of the Rising Sun
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 / Im one / Well my mama was a tailor / She sewed my new
Kid Cudi – Elsie’s Baby Boy (flashback)
“Elsie’s Baby Boy (Flashback)” has Cudi revisiting his childhood and singing about his relationship with his mother Elsie. He speaks on how hard she worked to keep their family
Courtney Love – The House Of The Rising Sun (Live)
[Verse 1] / There is a house in New Orleans / Oh they call the Rising Sun / And it's been the ruin of many, a poor boy / And God I know I'm one / [Verse 2] / My mother was a bitch
Adolescents – House of the Rising Sun
There is a house down in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / It's been the ruin of many a poor girl / And me, oh god I'm one / My mother was a tailor / She sewed those new
Hildegard von Blingin' (Ft. Algal the Bard) – House of the Rising Sun
[Chorus] / There is a house in Orléans / They call the Rising Sun / It has been the ruin of many a soul / And Lord I know I'm one / [Verse 2] / Mother was a tailor / She sewed my
​​alt-J (Ft. Tuka) – House of the Rising Sun (Tuka Version)
[Verse 1: Tuka] / You called me today, you told me you were gonna die / (Father, father, father) / What was I gonna say? Sorry, I don’t wanna lie / (My father, father, father
Rusty Cage – House of the Rising Sun
[Chorus] / 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 / [Verse 1] / My mother was a tailor
Nomy – House of the Rising Sun
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
Peter Hollens – House of the Rising Sun
There is a house in New Orleans / They call the Rising Sun / And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy / I know, I know I'm one / My mother was a tailor / She sewed my new blue
Dave Van Ronk – House of the Rising Sun
Dave’s version of a classic American folk song. He developed this arrangement from a recording by musicologist Hally Wood. His version would later be replicated by Bob Dylan, who’s
The Animals – The House of the Rising Sun Samples
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Bob Dylan – House of the Rising Sun
Dylan’s interpretation of a classic American folk song. He learned this arrangement from Dave Van Ronk, a friend and mentor, who had re-worked the song from a recording by
MR. OLGA – House Of The Rising Sun
[Chorus] / 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 / [Verse 1] / My mother was a tailor
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Meaning of "The House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
The House of the Rising Sun is an old traditional folk song from the United States. It is commonly believed to refer to an actual house in New Orleans, whi...
Meaning of "House of the Rising Sun" by He Is We
"House of the Rising Sun" by He Is We is a cover of the classic folk song, originally popularized by The Animals. While the song's origins are uncertain, i...