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The House of the Rising Sun

by Samm Bennett - Polarity Records

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I've retold the story, as one does in the folk tradition. Hope you enjoy.

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The House of the Rising Sun

there is a house in New Orleans
they call the Rising Sun
it’s been the ruin
the ruin of many a poor boy
and lord have mercy
don't you know i’m one
you know i'm one

lordy lord

my mother, she was a humble tailor
she sewed, sewed those big leg jeans
my father was a no good gambling man
down in New Orleans
down in New Orleans

lordy lordy lord

now the only things
my daddy ever needed
was his bottle, a deck of cards and a travelling trunk
and the only time he was satisfied
that was when he was on a drunk
on a drunk

lordy lordy lord

he came home late one night
liquor on his breath
hit my mama so hard it spun her around
and me, i took a hammer
i took a hammer to my daddy's head
and i brought that mean ol' bastard down
i laid my daddy down

lordy lordy lord

now i tried to run
but the law, you know they caught me
they put me on that dirty old prison train
and it carried be back
back down to New Orleans
to wear this ball and chain
this ball and chain

lordy lordy lord

now mother, you better tell your little children
never do, never do like I have done
or they'll spend their lives in woeful misery
in this ol' house that they call the Rising Sun
the Rising Sun

lordy lordy lord

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released April 15, 2020
Samm Bennett: vocal and all other instruments
Recorded at Polarity Studio, Tokyo, Japan
traditional, arr. Copyright Samm Bennett - All Rights Reserved

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Samm Bennett - Polarity Records Tokyo, Japan

Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion.

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