The House of the Rising Sun Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There is a house in New Orleans
Down in the Vieux Carré
A house they call the Rising Sun
Where love and money are made

[Verse 2]
My father, he was a gambler
Mother died when I was young
And I've worked since then to pleasure the men
At the House of the Rising Sun

[Verse 3]
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a good girl
And oh God, you know I'm one

[Verse 4]
So mothers, you go telling all your daughters
Not to do what I have done
To live a life of sin, shame and strife
In the House of the Rising Sun

[Verse 5]
There is a house down in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a good girl
And oh God, you know I'm one
Oh God, you know I'm one

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The House of the Rising Sun was originally sung by The Animals in 1964.

In 1981, Dolly Parton covered the song for her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs and her version peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 100, #14 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart and #30 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

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Release Date
August 10, 1981
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