House of the Rising Sun

There is a house in New Orleans They call the House of the Rising Sun - oh yeah And I want you to know it's been the ruin of many, many, many a poor boy - yeah Lord ohhhh Lord I know I'm the one - yeah Yes I'm one Well, I got one foot on the platform One foot on the platform The other foot on the train - yeah I'm goin' back, i'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain - yeah yeah Oh mother tell your sons Tell your sons Exactly what I have done I spent my life in misery Ohh in the House of the Rising Sun - hey- oohhhh House of the Rising Sun Rising.