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HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN

Traditional

Brendan Power- Vocals; Bill Brown- Whistle; Erich Arndt- Guitar; Gary Eurice- Fiddle; Jon Heller- Accordion; Rich Lipski- Bass; Tommy Leanza- Drums

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Well it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Way down in New Orleans

Now the only thing that a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time that he is satisfied
Is when he's all drunk

Oh mother, please tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Don’t spend your life in sin and misery
In the House of Rising Sun

I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
Well I'm headed back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Well it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

This was always a favorite song of mine, the energy the band put behind this has made it one of my favorites on the album.  -Brendan

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