2007-02-04 12:04:19 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ ROSENRO+ 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
House of Prostitution
2007-02-04 12:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by i have no idea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain 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 that's the words to the song,it's all I could find on "house of the rising sun".
2016-05-24 07:57:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term comes from an old folk song, in which "the phrase 'House of the Rising Sun' is a euphemism for a brothel" in New Orleans; that is, a house of prostitution.
The song was recorded as early as 1934, but it became much better know when a 1964 recording, by the Animals, became a pop hit.
2007-02-04 12:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by K ; 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "House of the Rising Sun" is a euphemism for a brothel,
2007-02-04 12:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by Gary S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun rises in the East, so maybe it means something located in the East.
2007-02-04 12:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The house of the rising sun -- according to the song
IT'S A GAMBLING PARLOR!!!
2007-02-04 12:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋