[Chorus] There stands a house in New Orleans They call it the House of the Sun It has swallowed the dreams of countless lost souls And Lord, I know I'm one [Verse 1] My mother worked with needle and thread She made my worn-out clothes My father chased his fortune Where the Mississippi flows [Verse 2] A gambler needs a worn-out case And a ticket for the road He never knows when to walk away Till the bottle takes its toll [Instrumental Break] [Organ Solo] [Verse 3] Oh, mother, warn your children Don't follow where I strayed For a life of sin and sorrow Is the price that I have paid [Verse 4] I've got one foot upon the station The other waits for the train I'm heading south to New Orleans Back to my chains again [Chorus] There stands a house in New Orleans They call it the House of the Sun It has swallowed the dreams of countless lost souls And Lord, I know I'm one
