The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (lyrics)

House of the Rising Sun
Eric Burdon & The Animals
Album American Dreams

lyrics

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
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 that 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've got one foot on the platform
And 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 young poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

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[saraselimoski]

Really hope I'm not the only Gen Z kid who listens 60s/70s music 😭😭 it gives me the feeling that I literally can't describe with just words

[snoopywriter]

Lost my dad last week and said see you later today to him, and played this as we were all leaving. He told me to play this song for him 17 years ago when this day came. Love ya dad! See you later! ❤

[crayonchomper]

I'm imagining a film where a young man, who's life has been destroyed by the vice of gambling, decides to burn the place that ruined his life to the ground (circa 1923), he dies in a shoot-out with the police several years later after he is found to be connected to the arson, he dies in the middle of reloading his bolt action Mauser rifle, loose bullets in hand

[RandomInternetStranger]

I live in Louisiana, and I gotta say, it fits really well. Of course, New Orleans is far from its old Southern ways, but I can't help but blast this on the radio I modified to sound old. There's nothing quite like it.


It's amazing just how well the song's held up to time.

[cthonmon_]

I get goose bumps every time I click this song and hear the guitar revving up.

[kamalscorner]

My mother told me I would appreciate this kind of music when I was a kid. Turns out she was absolutely right.

[davidr]

song is almost sixty years old, and Never gets old listening to it

[BT-rlnt]

If you’re wondering, the reason a bunch of the lyrics are wrong is because there are a dozen different evolutions of the song with slightly different lyrics and the creator accidentally put the wrong set of lyrics on the animals version.

[voltfox]

"And God I knew, I'm one"
Hits hard...

[rachel]

When I was in the states, we would turn this up in the car during the Orange sunset it was so calming. They were the days of rock n roll!

[vangyames]

Loved this song, summer of 1964 was my last good innocent year. In December 7 of my dear cousins perished in a fire which was arson committed by their father while drunk. It was sad, I always thought The House of the Rising Sun was the penitentiary. Now, after reading the lyrics, I realize it was an after-hours gambling joint! This song still resonates deeply within my soul and brings tears to my eyes that refuse to stream down my cheeks! This old music keeps me going.

[Rixster-xhhw]

As a freshman entering highschool, I might as well use this song to listen to while walking in the hallways, love rock n roll music, thanks to my grandpa. I honestly don't like my generation music that much but I like older generation music .

[jadefire]

So, this is a child's nostalgic memory. When I was in my old house, my mother used to use the car a lot, meaning that id hear this alot. But then, I moved a few years earlier. Today, I literally heard this song on my old fashioned radio, as soon as I woke up. It was so nostalgic that I searched up ''House Of The Rising Sun'' And found more nostalgic songs. Thank you for taking me down memory lane, Wind Music. It really made me cry. -A happy listener.

[nghiamai]

I’m now 77 years old and when I’ve heard this song I was 18 years old.

[lyssfisher]

I just LOVE this song!!! Played it for band a few years ago, and it’s been my favourite since. ❤️

[jesusahyn]

all dislikes are House Of The Rising Moon

[lordsinister]

When I hear a song like this it just gets my writing juices flowing. You can plot the story a multitude of ways just from the ambiance the song brings.

[ronnyfoulk]

Allowing music to transform you back to a time and feeling that calms you is the treasure you'll never find anywhere else.

[krishnanb-xqho]

I'm from SA & my late brother taught me to play this amazing song on the guitar ...I play or listen to this wonderful song & joy prevails ...RIP brother

[justanowl]

Even if your finding it from some app or funny video, im glad young people are hearing the music i grew up loving, it brings a smile to my face