House of the Rising Sun
Rising Shadows: Unveiling the Tale of New Orleans' Tragedy
Lyrics
There is a house in New Orleans
Refers to a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
The house is known as the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
Indicates that the house has caused harm to many poor girls
And God, I know, I'm one
Expresses a personal connection, acknowledging being affected by the house
My mother was a tailor
Introduces the narrator's mother as a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
Specifies the mother's role in sewing the narrator's new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Reveals the father's occupation as a gambling man in New Orleans
Down in New Orleans
Confirms the father's location as New Orleans
Oh mother, tell your children
An appeal from the narrator's perspective, advising against their own actions
Not to do what I have done
Specifically instructs the mother to advise her children not to follow the narrator's path
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Advises against a life of sin and misery, particularly in the House of the Rising Sun
In the House of the Rising Sun
Reiterates the association of the house with sin and misery
I got one foot on the platform
Describes a physical stance, with one foot on the platform and the other on the train
The other foot on the train
Expresses the intention to return to New Orleans, possibly facing consequences (ball and chain)
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
Specifically mentions going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Alludes to wearing a symbolic burden or punishment in New Orleans
There is a house in New Orleans
Repeats the earlier description of the house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Reiterates the name of the house as the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl
Repeats the idea that the house has caused harm to many poor girls
And God, I know, I'm one
Restates the personal connection, acknowledging being affected by the house
Well, there is a house in Nеw Orleans
Repeats the reference to a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
Reiterates the name of the house as the Rising Sun
And it's been thе ruin of many a poor girl
Repeats the idea that the house has caused harm to many poor girls
And God, I know, I'm one
Restates the personal connection, acknowledging being affected by the house
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