"House Of The Rising Sun" lyrics - BOBBY BARE

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin
Of many a poor boy
Lord I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
Sewed my old blue jeans
My daddy was a gambling man
In a town called New Orleans

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

So mama tell your children
Never do what I have done
You live your life in pain and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
And I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear a ball and chain

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Yeah, we still got that old house in New Orleans
That we all call the Rising Sun
Made a mess out of many old poor boys
Lord God knows I'm one