There is a house in New Orleans 
在紐奧良有一間屋子
They call the Rising Sun 
人們都叫它"日昇之屋"
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy 
很多窮人的孩子都在此毀掉一生
And God I know I'm one
上帝，我就是其中一個

My mother was a tailor
我的母親是個裁縫
She sewed my new blue jeans 
是她縫製好我的新牛仔褲
My father was a gambling man
我的父親是個賭徒
Down in New Orleans
在紐奧良南方

Now the only thing a gambler needs 
現在，這個賭鬼唯一需要的
Is a suitcase and trunk 
是行李箱與大皮箱
And the only time he's satisfied 
他唯一感到滿足的時候
Is when he's on a drunk 
是他喝醉的時候

Oh mother, tell your children 
噢！媽媽，告訴孩子們
Not to do what I have done 
別步入我的後塵
Spend your lives in sin and misery 
在罪惡與悲慘中度過餘生
In the House of the Rising Sun
在那"日昇之屋"

Well, I got one foot on the platform 
我一腳踏在月台
The other foot on the train
另一腳踏在火車車廂上
I'm going back to New Orleans
我正要回到紐奧良
To wear that ball and chain 
回去戴上腳銬與鎖鏈

Well, there is a house in New Orleans 
在紐奧良有一間屋子
They call the Rising Sun 
人們都叫它"日昇之屋"
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy 
很多窮人的孩子都在此毀掉一生
And God I know I'm one 
上帝，我就是其中一個