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John Doe

Does anyone know the original lyrics to "House of the Rising Sun"?

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Misty

Here are the proper lyrics... by The Animals.

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 blue jeans.
 My father was a gamblin' man
 Down in New Orleans
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 drunk.
Oh, mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
 Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the house of the rising sun
Well I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
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.....