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 a trunk
The only time he is satisfied
Is when he's on drunk

Oh, mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your years in sin and misery
In the house of the Rising Sun

Well, I got my foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear my ball and chain

Oh, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boys
And God, I know I'm one
I'm one
I'm one
I'm one
I'm one
I'm one
I'm one