The Animals House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics Meaning

And its been the ruin of many a poor boy.

The animals house of the rising sun lyrics meaning. Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk. There is a house down in New Orleans They call the rising sun And its been the ruin of many poor girl And me oh God Im one. Im goin back to New Orleans.

To wear that ball and chain. The other foot on the train. The rising sun has for years been a symbol for brothels in British and American ballads and sung mostly by both black and white Southern musicians.

There is a house in New Orleans. There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun. And God I know Im one.

My mother was a tailor sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gambling man down in New Orleans. There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And its been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know Im 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 trunk And the only time hes satisfied Is when hes 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. The Animals The House of the Rising Sun Lyrics Meaning.

Beneath that Rising Sun Animals Version. The most successful commercial version recorded in 1964 by British rock group The Animals. My father was a gamblin man Down in New Orleans.

It was located at 826-830 St. Whether or not that is the songs intended meaning is unknown. The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.