House of the Rising Sun Lyrics
[Intro]
There is a house in Sin City
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And, God, I know I'm one
[Verse 1]
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in Sin City
[Solo]
[Verse 2]
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk
[Verse 3]
Well, I've got one foot on the platform
The other's on the train
I'm goin' back to Sin City
To wear that ball and chain
There is a house in Sin City
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And, God, I know I'm one
[Verse 1]
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in Sin City
[Solo]
[Verse 2]
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk
[Verse 3]
Well, I've got one foot on the platform
The other's on the train
I'm goin' back to Sin City
To wear that ball and chain
[Solo]
[Verse 4]
Well, others, tell your children
Never do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
In the House of the Rising Sun
[Outro]
Well, there's a house in Sin City
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God knows that I, I'm one
[Verse 4]
Well, others, tell your children
Never do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
In the House of the Rising Sun
[Outro]
Well, there's a house in Sin City
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God knows that I, I'm one
About
Genius Annotation
The 12th song on their 5th album ‘The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2.’ This is a cover of the song made famous by The Animals. The song is about a gambling house in Las Vegas (New Orleans in the Animals version) that can make you throw your whole life away.
The change from New Orleans in the Animals version to Sin City in this version might have been done to allude to Five Finger Death Punch’s hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, which is just as well-known for being a haven of gambling places as New Orleans.
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- 1.Here to Die
- 4.Battle Born
- 8.Cold
- 9.Let This Go
- 10.My Heart Lied
- 11.A Day in My Life
- 12.House of the Rising Sun
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Vocals
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drums
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Recorded At
The Hideout Recording Studio, Las Vegas, NV
Release Date
November 19, 2013
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