There is a house in New Orleans
And it's been the ruin for many poor boys
The only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
There is a house in New Orleans
And it's been the ruin for many poor boys
I'm going back to New Orleans
I'm going back to end my life
In the house of the rising sun