Folk rock; blues rock; Length: 4: 29 (album version) 2: 59 (radio edit) Label: Columbia (UK) MGM (US) Songwriter(s) Traditional "The House of the Rising Sun" (1964) "I'm Crying" (1964) "The House of the Rising Sun" is a 1964 song by British band The Animals and taken from their debut studio album The Animals. It topped the single charts in The traditional folk song The House of the Rising Sun, also known as Rising Sun Blues, varies in lyrics from song version to song version composed throughout history, but it primarily talks about a life spent in the wrong way. 3K views 10 years ago. Seven Leaf Clover performs House of the Rising Sun with original folk lyrics (from the woman's perspective). Our first time in this key, guitar had to capo up for the The lyrics depict a journey from innocence to corruption, as the narrator becomes entangled in the allure of a notorious establishment referred to as the "House of the Rising Sun.". The house itself symbolizes a place of sin and ruin, representing the narrator's descent into a life of vice and moral decay. [Verse 1] There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many poor soul And, Lord, my father's one My mother, she's a tailor She sews those new blue jeans To "The House of the Rising Sun" Lyrics (The Animals Version) 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. My mother was .

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