Key: D
Introduction:
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verse 1
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There is a house in New Orleans,
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They call the Rising Sun.
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And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl,
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And me, oh God, for one.
verse 2
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If I had listened to what my mother said,
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I'd have been at home today,
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But I was young and foolish, oh, God,
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Let a rambler lead me astray.
verse 3
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Don't do what I have done,
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But shun the house in New Orleans,
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They call the Rising Sun.
verse 4
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I'm going back to New Orleans,
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My race is almost run,
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I'm going back to spend my life
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Beneath that Rising Sun.