Intro: verse 1 There is a house in New Orleans, They call the Rising Sun. And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl, And me, oh God, for one. verse 2 If I had listened to what my mother said, I'd have been at home today, But I was young and foolish, oh, God, Let a rambler lead me astray. verse 3 Go tell my baby sister, Don't do what I have done, But shun the house in New Orleans, They call the Rising Sun. verse 4 I'm going back to New Orleans, My race is almost run, I'm going back to spend my life Beneath that Rising Sun.