There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one My mother was a tailor She sewed my new bluejeans 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 he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk----- organ solo -----Oh mother tell your children Not to do

Find the lyrics of Haley Reinhart's cover of the classic song House of the Rising Sun, from the American Idol Season 10 Highlights album. The song is about a gambler who escapes from New Orleans and his troubles with the law.

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