Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The House of the Rising Sun , by - Nina Simone. Release date: 29.01.2006
Song language: English
The House of the Rising Sun |
| There is a house in New Orleans |
| They call it the Rising Sun |
| And it’s been the ruin of many a poor girl |
| And me, oh God, I’m one |
| If I had only listened of what my mama said |
| I’d be at home today |
| But bein' so young and foolish, my Lord |
| Let a gambler lead me astray |
| Now, my mother is a tailor |
| She sews those new blue jeans |
| And my sweetheart is a drunkard, Lord |
| Drinks down in New Orleans |
| Is a suitcase and a trunk |
| And the only time he’s satisfied |
| Lord, is when he’s on the run |
| Somebody, go get my baby sister |
| Tell her to do what I have done |
| But shun that house in New Orleans |
| They call it the Rising Sun |
| Well, I’m goin' back to New Orleans |
| My race is almost run |
| Yes, I’m goin' back to spend my life |
| Beneath, beneath, the rising |