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Genre: General

Harp Type: Melody Maker

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House of The Rising Sun(Melody Maker)

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There is a house in New Orleans,

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They call the Rising Sun.

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And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy,

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And God, I kn-ow I’m one.

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My mother was a tailor,

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Sewed my new blue jeans.

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My fa-ther was a gamblin’ man,

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Down in New Orleans.

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Now the onl–y thing a gambler needs,

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Is a suitcase and a trunk,

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And the o-nly time he’ll be,

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Sa-tisfied, is when he’s a-ll a drunk.

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Oh mother tell your children,

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Not to do what I have done.

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Spend your lives in sin and misery,

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In the house of the rising sun.

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Well I’ve got one foot on the platform.

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The other foot on the train.

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I’m go–in’ back to New Orleans,

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To wear that ball and chain

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Well there is a house in New Orleans,

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They call the Rising Sun.

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And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy,

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And God, I know I’m one.

Lyrics

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dear God, I know I was one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
And my father was a gamblin’ man
Way down in New Orleans
And the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase in the 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
Don’t spend your life in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
I got one foot on the platform
And another on the train
And I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
Dear God, I know I was one
Dear God, I know I was the one