The House of the Rising Sun The Animals (cover by Charlotte Summers)
Charlotte has done a cover of this classic song, known to millions around the world. The song perfectly fits her voice. The House of the Rising Sun is a folk song, which tells of a life gone bad. The best known version, was recorded in 1964 by The Animals, and reached no 1 in the UK Singles Chart and was a hit also in the United States and France. Lyrics 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 blue jeans My father was a gamblin man Down in New Orleans 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 Well, 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
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