[Chorus] 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 [Verse 1] My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin' man Down in New Orleans [Verse 2] Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and a trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a drug [Instrumental Break] [Organ Solo] [Verse 3] Oh, mothers, tell your children Not to do what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun [Verse 4] Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain [Chorus] Well, 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