The Animals House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics Meaning

The Animals changed it to a gambler to make their version more radio-friendly.

The animals house of the rising sun lyrics meaning. Verse 1 My mother was a tailor. Explore 1 meaning and explanations or write yours. And its been the ruin of many a poor boy.

At first listen the song is about someones life going wrong in New Orleans but in England where the song was thought to have originated house of the rising sun is a euphemism for a brothel. This house will show all it is main rasi for the native. Now the only thing a gambler.

And God I know Im one. The rising sun has for years been a symbol for brothels in British and American ballads and sung mostly by both black and white Southern musicians. It tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans.

Rising Sun is an old british term for whore house. Below are the lyrics to The House of the Rising Sun as performed by the Animals. And its been the ruin of many a poor boy.

There is a house down in New Orleans They call the rising sun And its been the ruin of many poor girl And me oh God Im one. My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin man Down in New Orleans. She sewed my new blue jeans.

The best known version of the song was done by the Animals in 1965. The most successful commercial version recorded in 1964 by British rock group The Animals. It was located at 826-830 St.