The house of the rising sun

Intro
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There is a house in New Orleans, they call the rising sun
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It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy, and lord I know I am one

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If I had listened to what mama said, I’d be at home today
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But being so young and foolish poor boy, let a gambler lead me astray

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My father is a gambling man, he goes from town to town
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And the only time he’s satisfied is when he drinks his liquor down

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Now the only thing that a gambling man needs is a suitcase and a trunk
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And the only time he’s satisfied is when he is on a drunk

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Go tell my baby sister, never do like I have done
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To shun that house in New Orleans, they call the rising sun

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It’s one foot on the platform and the other on the train
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I’m going back to New Orleans to wear the ball and chain

Eind
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