Walls Of Jericho - House of the Rising Sun lyrics

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 a tailor She sewed my new bluejeans 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 he's satisfied Is when he's on the run Oh mother tell your children Not to do what I have done: To spend your lives in sin and misery In the house of the Rising Sun Well i got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm going 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