The music is English from the 1700's (surprised?). There are many versions of the lyrics fading back into the US deep south in the 1800's. The ones here are similar to those used by the Animals in the 1960's.
rock
folk
country
christian
singersongwriter
soft rock
john morrison
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Lyrics
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 bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing 'bout gamblin' is
That it's soon gonna catch you up
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's gone a drunk
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Well one foot's on the platform
The other's on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear the ball and chain
Now mothers tell your children
Not to do as I have done
And spend your life in sin and misery
In 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 God I know I'm one