Dolly Parton

Released: August 10, 1981

Songwriter: Traditional

Producer: Mike Post

[Verse 1]
There is a house in New Orleans
Down in the Vieux Carré
A house they call the Rising Sun
Where love and money are made

[Verse 2]
My father, he was a gambler
Mother died when I was young
And I've worked since then to pleasure the men
At the House of the Rising Sun

[Verse 3]
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a good girl
And oh God, you know I'm one

[Verse 4]
So mothers, you go telling all your daughters
Not to do what I have done
To live a life of sin, shame and strife
In the House of the Rising Sun

[Verse 5]
There is a house down in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
It's been the ruin of many a good girl
And oh God, you know I'm one
Oh God, you know I'm one

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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