THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
Original Artist - The Animals
(Hardin)
Verse 1
there is a house in new orleans
they call the rising sun
and its been the ruins of many a poor boy
and god i know im one
Verse 2
my mother was a taylor
she sewed my new blue jeans
my father was a gamblin?man
way down in new orleans
Verse 3
now the only thing a gambler needs
is a suitcase and a trunk
and the only time you keep him satisfied
is when he's on a drunk
Verse 4
oh mother tell your children
not to do what i have done
spend your life in sin and misery
in THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
Verse 5
i got one foot on the platform
the other on a train
and im goin' back to new orleans
to swing that ball and chain
Verse 6
yeah, there is a house in new orleans
they call the rising sun
and its been the ruins of many a poor boy
and god i know im one
Comment:- Linda's Party on Nimos Islet, Symi Island, Greece (16/09/12).