THE ANIMALS

 

OLENA

Verse 1

There is a house in New Orleans
They call it Rising Sun
 And it'(ha)s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

 

Verse 2

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
Down in New Orleans

 

Verse 3

And the only thing a gambler needs

It's a suitcase and a trunk

And the only time he's satisfied

Is when he's a drunk

 

Verse 4

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

 

Verse 5

Well I’ve got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Verse 6

There is a house in New Orleans
They call it Rising Sun
 And it'(ha)s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

MARIA

Verse 1

________________(5 words) New Orleans
________________________(5)
___________(3) the ruin ______(2)  a poor boy
And God I know _________(2)

 

Verse 2

________________________(5)
__________________________(5)
__________________________(5)
Down in New Orleans

 

Verse 3

Now the only thing a gambler needs
_______________________(6)
__________________________(7)
_______________________(6)

 

Verse 4

_________________________(5)
__________________________(7)
Spend your lives in sin and misery
____________________________(7)

 

Verse 5

Well I’ve got one foot on the platform
_______________________(6)
__________________________(6)
To wear that ball and chain

Verse 6

Well, __________________________(7)
_________________________(5)
___________(3) the ruin ______(2)  a poor boy

And God I know _________(2)