Jean Ritchie - House of the Rising Sun (Roud 6393)
There are a few other interesting traditional versions of this song. Here are two from Kentucky and one from Ankansas:
https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/868
https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/832
https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/d...
This recording was made by Alan Lomax in 1949. Most of the Lomax recordings are poor quality and absent from YouTube. I plan to remove as much background noise as possible and upload as many as I can. Here is a playlist with my other Jean Ritchie uploads: • Jean Ritchie - Geordie (Child 209, Roud 90)
Here is a link to my main channel, which mostly consists of informative and historical videos about traditional music and features many rare recordings: / @thefolkrevivalproject
This video will not be monitized. All credit goes to Jean Ritchie, Alan Lomax and whomever currently holds to rights to this music. I uploaded this video because the music needs to be heard.
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a poor boys
And me, oh Lord, for one
The only house a hobo has
Is a suitcase and a trunk
The only fun he ever has
Is when he's on a drug
Go tell my youngest brother now
Not to do as I have done
He must shun that house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun