"House of the Rising Sun" (Son House) [4:28]

Recorded at 8:00 AM on 18 May 1964 at Kingsway Studios, London.

Released as Columbia DB 7301, enters UK charts 25 June 1964; UK/US #1.

The Animals: Eric Burdon (vocals), Alan Price (organ), Chas Chandler (bass), Hilton Valentine (guitar), and John Steel (drums).

Produced by Micky Most with Dave Siddle (balance engineer).

The Animals. 1987. The Best of the Animals [1]. New York: Abkco 43242.

Notes and Quotes

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
	Intro	0:00	8	guitar solo	—
A	verse	0:	14	vocal solo w/ ensemble	a
	fill	:	8	ensemble	—
A	verse	:	14	vocal solo w/ ensemble	b
	fill	:	8	ensemble	—
A	verse	:	14	vocal solo w/ ensemble	c
	fill	:	8	ensemble	—
A'	verse	:	14	organ solo	—
	fill	:	8	organ solo	—
A	verse	:	14	vocal solo w/ ensemble	d
	fill		8	ensemble	—
A	verse		14	vocal solo w/ ensemble	e
	fill		8	ensemble	—
A	verse		14	vocal solo w/ ensemble	a
	fill/outro		17	organ w/ ensemble	—

Text
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.	a
My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans; My father was a gamblin' man down in New Orleans.	b
Now the only thing to gamblin' is a suitcase and a trunk; And the only time he is satisfied is when he's on a drunk.	c
Oh mother, tell your children not to do what I have done; Spend your lives in sin and misery in the house of the Rising Sun.	d
Well there's one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train; I'm goin' back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain.	e

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