The Rising Sun Dance Hall

Intro 
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[Verso 1]
 
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There is a house in New Orleans thye call the Rising Sun 
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It's been the ruin of many a poor girl, and yes, I was A one 
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My mother warned me gentle like, Child, don't you roam too far 
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But I was drawn to around her smile and the shine of a wandering star 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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Oh, the Rising Sun, yes it pulls in with a life that feels like a race 
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But the deeper you fall in the devil's heart the darker grows that place 
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So hear me now, don't follow down the path of my feet, ever run 
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Turn away while your soul can pray from the House of The Rising Sun 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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He wore no ring, just a reckless grin and boots worn thin with dust 
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Said, Come with me, there's a life to see, and I believed his trust 
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Oh mother, mother, why so cold to the man I chose to love 
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I'd rather stand by that rounder's hand than live by your Bible's commands 
 


[Verso 4]
 
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Oh the Rising Sun, it pulls you in like a fire in the dead of night 
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And you trade your name for a fleeting flame that burns you from the light 
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So hear me now, don't follow down the road I could not shun 
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There's no release from the debts you keep in the House of The Rising Sun  


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[Verso 5]
 
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The room grows dim, the laughter thin, the nights run cold and long 
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What once was bright in lantern light now echoes like a wrong 
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The rounder's gone like morning mist, left nothing but his name 
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And I remain in a house of shame with a heart that bears the blame 
 


[Verso 6]
 
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Tell my sister in Baltimore, don't you do as I have done 
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Turn your eyes from the city lights and the call of the Rising Sun 
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Rising Sun, there's mercy still if you turn away before the night is done 
 


[Verso 7]
 
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Oh the Rising Sun, it pulls you in with a promise soft and sweet 
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But it binds your soul and it takes its toll till you fall down at its feet 
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So hear me now, I'm crying out from a race already run 
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There's chains you will wear when you linger there in the House of The Rising Sun 
 

Outro 
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There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun 
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It's been the ruin of many a poor girl, and yes, I was one 
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It ain't just New Orleans anymore, 
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The Rising Sun wears a thousand names, bright lights, easy gold, and a stranger's smile 
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But the ending's always the same.  Don't trade your soul for a touch of gold 
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I've walked that road before, turn back..... while you still can 


Outro 
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