There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And me my Lord I'm one My mother she did raise me She fed me pork and beans My father was a gamblin' man Way down in New Orleans I rambled this world over Ain't found no friends no rest I'm going back to New Orleans The place they know me best Well there is a house in New Orleans And it's called the Rising Sun It's been the ruin of many a poor boy And me my Lord I'm one And me my Lord I'm one I'm one I'm one Yes I'm one