House Of The Rising Sun

<br>There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun<br>And it`s been the ruin of many poor boys and Lord I know I`m one<br><br>My mother she was a taylor she sowed my new blue jeans<br>My father he was a gambler way down in New Orleans<br>The only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk<br>And the only time he`ll be satisfied is when he`s all a drunk<br>There is a house in New Orleans...<br>[ dobro ]<br>Poor mother go tell all your children not to do what I have done<br>Spend your life in sin and misery in a house of the Rising Sun<br>Well I got one foot on the black farm the other foot on a train<br>I`m goin` back to New Orleans wear that ball and chain<br>There is a house in New Orleans...<br>Yes Lord I know I`m one