Music: Richard Michael Walker/Andrew Philip Swarbrick I got one foot on the platform And another on the train And I'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dear God, I know I was one There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dear God, I know I was one There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy Dear God, I know I was one And I'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain