by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The House of the Rising Sun
Language: English
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, O God, for one. If I had list'ned to what my mother told me, I'd have been at home today, But I was young and foolish, Oh God, And let a rambler lead me astray. Go tell, please go tell, my baby sister, Don't do what I have done, But shun that house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Crumb (1929 - 2022), "The House of the Rising Sun", 2006 [ male voice, female voice, amplified piano, and percussion ], from Voices from a Forgotten World: American Songbook V, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-06-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 85