There is a house down in New Orleans There is a house down in New Orleans Hay una casa en Nueva Orleáns They call the rising sun They call the rising sun La llaman la casa del sol naciente And it's been the ruin of many poor girl And it's been the ruin of many poor girl Ha sido la ruina de muchas pobres chicas And me, oh God, I'm one. And me, oh God, I'm one. Y yo, oh Dios, soy una de ellas My mother was a tailor My mother was a tailor Mi madre era costurera She sowed these new blue jeans She sowed these new blue jeans Ella me cosió estos tejanos nuevos My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord My sweetheart was a gambler, Lord Ni novio era un jugador Down in New Orleans. Down in New Orleans. Allí en Nueva Orleáns Now the only thing a gambler needs Now the only thing a gambler needs Ahora la única cosa que necesita un jugador Is a suitcase and a trunk Is a suitcase and a trunk Es una maleta y un baúl And the only time he's satisfied And the only time he's satisfied Y el único momento en que está satisfecho Is when he's on a drunk. Is when he's on a drunk. Es cuando está borracho He fills his glasses up to the brim He fills his glasses up to the brim Él llenará su vaso hasta el borde And he'll pass the cards around And he'll pass the cards around Y repartirá las cartas And the only pleasure he gets out of life And the only pleasure he gets out of life Y el único placer que obtiene de la vida Is rambling from town to town. Is rambling from town to town. Es vagar de ciudad en ciudad Oh tell my baby sister Oh tell my baby sister Oh, dime mi joven hermana Not to do what I have done Not to do what I have done No hagas lo mismo que yo hice But shun that house in New Orleans But shun that house in New Orleans Si no que rehuye esa casa en Nueva Orleáns They call the rising sun. They call the rising sun. La llaman la casa del sol naciente Well it's one foot on the platform Well it's one foot on the platform Y con un pie en el andén And the other foot on the train And the other foot on the train Y el otro en el tren I'm going back to New Orleans I'm going back to New Orleans Me vuelvo a Nueva Orleáns To wear that ball and chain. To wear that ball and chain. Para ponerme mi bola y mi cadena I'm going back to New Orleans I'm going back to New Orleans Me vuelvo a Nueva Orleáns My race is almost run My race is almost run Mi carrera está a punto de comenzar I'm going back to end my life I'm going back to end my life Me vuelvo al final de mi vida Down in the rising sun. Down in the rising sun. A la casa del sol naciente There is a house in New Orleans There is a house in New Orleans Hay una casa en Nueva Orleáns They call the rising sun They call the rising sun La llaman la casa del sol naciente It's been the ruin of many poor girl It's been the ruin of many poor girl Ha sido la ruina de muchas pobres chicas And me, oh God, I'm one. And me, oh God, I'm one. Y yo, oh Dios, soy una de ellas