Intro
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Verse 1
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There is a house in New Orleans
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They call the Risin' Sun
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And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
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And God, I know I'm one.
Instrumental
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Verse 2
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My mother was a tailor.
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She sewed my new blue jeans.
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My father was a gamblin' man
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Down in New Or-leans.
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Verse 3
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Now, the only thing a gambler needs
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Is a suitcase and a trunk
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And the only time that he's satisfied
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Is when he's on a drunk
Instrumental
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[Organ Solo]
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Verse 4
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Oh, Mother, tell your children
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Not to do what I have done.
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Spend your lives in sin and misery
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In the house of the risin' sun.
Instrumental
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Verse 5
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Well, I've got one foot on the platform,
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the other foot on the train.
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I'm goin' back to New Orleans
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To wear that ball and chain.
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Verse 6
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Well, there is a house in New Orleans
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They call the Risin' Sun
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And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
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And God, I know I'm one.
Instrumental
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[Am] [E]
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