The Animals House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics Meaning

Below are the lyrics to The House of the Rising Sun as performed by the Animals.

The animals house of the rising sun lyrics meaning. Explore 1 meaning and explanations or write yours. There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And its been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know Im one My mother was a tailor Sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin man Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time hes satisfied Is when hes on a drunk 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. This could have possible driven the artist to write the song.

There is a house in New Orleans. Well there is a house in New Orleans. Find more of The Animals lyrics.

There is a house in New Orleans. In the song he tells about his father being a gambling addict so maybe he adapted his fathers behavior. Verse 1 My mother was a tailor.

The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly. The lyrics were then adapted to a male point of view and. Whether or not that is the songs intended meaning is unknown.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame declared the 1964 hit one of the songs that shaped rock and roll. Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk. Beneath that Rising Sun Animals Version.

The House Of The Rising Sun was named after its occupant Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant which means Rising Sun in French and was open for business from 1862 occupation by Union troops until 1874 when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors. My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin man Down in New Orleans. By Jessica Shelton November 19 2019.