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Album Joni Mitchell Archives — Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)

House Of The Rising Sun by Joni Mitchell

Release Date
Fri Oct 23 2020
Performed by
Joni Mitchell
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Also known as “Rising Sun Blues”, this traditional folk ballad has been recorded many times with varying lyrics. In this version, Joni Mitchell sings from the perspective of a young woman who was tempted to her ruin at The Rising Sun (implied to be a brothel, but variously interpreted as a gambling...

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House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics

There is a house in New Orleans
They call The Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a poor girl
And me, oh God, for one

If I had listened to what my mama said
I'd be at home today
But I was young and foolish, poor girl
Let a gambler lead me astray

My mother, she's a tailor
She sews those old blue jeans
My father, he's a gamblin' man
Drinks down in New Orleans

Go tell my baby sister
Not to do as I have done
You shun that house in New Orleans
They call it The Rising Sun

Well, I'm going back to New Orleans
My race is almost run
I'm going to spеnd the rest of my days
Benеath that Rising Sun

Well, one foot is on the platform
And the other one's on the train
I'm going to spend the rest of my days
Wearing that ball and chain

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When did Joni Mitchell release House Of The Rising Sun?

Joni Mitchell released House Of The Rising Sun on Fri Oct 23 2020.

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