There is   a  house in   New  Orleans
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They call the  Rising    Sun
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it's   been  the   ruin   of  many   a  poor  boy
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And     God       I        know     I'm one
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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         Orleans
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Now the only thing a gambler needs
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Is a suitcase and trunk
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And the only time he's satisfied
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Is when he's all drunk
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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       Rising      Sun
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Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' 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 a poor boy
And God I know I'm one