[Verse 1]
There is a house in New Orleans
They call it the rising sun
And it's been a ruin of many poor girls
And me, oh God, for one

[Verse 2]
If I had listened to what my momma said
I'd be at home today
But I was young and foolish, oh God
Let a rambler lead me astray

[Verse 3]
Go tell my baby sister
Don't do what I have done
But shun that house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun

[Verse 4]
I'm going back to New Orleans
My race is almost run
I'm going to spend my life
Beneath that rising sun