The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (cover by Charlotte Summers)

Charlotte has done a cover of this classic song, known to millions around the world. The song perfectly fits her voice. “The House of the Rising Sun“ is a folk song, which tells of a life gone bad. The best known version, was recorded in 1964 by The Animals,and reached no 1 in the UK Singles Chart and was a hit also in the United States and France. Lyrics 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 blue jeans My father was a gamblin’ man Down in New Orleans 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, 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