House TOf The Rising

raditional, arranged by Alan Price

Sun

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Verse 1 There is a house in New Orleans
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They call the Rising Sun
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And its been the ruin of many a poor boy
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And God I know ,Im (one.)
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one.
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Verse 2 My mother wa s a tailor,
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She sew ed my new blue jeans.
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My fa ther wa s a gambling man
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Dow n in New Or-(leans.)
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-leans.
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Verse 3 Now the only thing a gambler needs
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Is a suitcase and a trunk,

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cont. And the only time hes satisfied
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Is when hes all a-(drunk.)
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drunk.

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Verse 4 Oh mother, tell your children
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Not to do what I hav e done.
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Spend your liv e s in sin and misery
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In the house of the Rising (Sun.)
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Sun.
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Verse 5 Well Iv e got one foot on the platform,
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The other foot on the train.
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Im going back to New Orleans
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To wear that ball and (chain.)
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chain.

Verse 6 As Verse 1

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