Because I do this to entertain me, I’ve decided that June is going to be “Covers Month.” 

First up, Five Finger Death Punch’s “The House of the Rising Sun.” According to Wikipedia, this song is a lot older than I thought. The earliest recording was in 1934, and the song may have its roots in the late 19th century. Odd things I’ve learned doing this.

Lyrics:

There is a house in Sin City

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 Sin City




Now the only thing a gambler needs



Is a suitcase and a trunk



And the only time he’s satisfied



Is when he’s on a drunk




Well, I’ve got one foot on the platform



The other’s on the train



I’m goin’ back to Sin City



To wear that ball and chain




Well, mothers, tell your children



Never do what I have done



Spend your lives in sin and misery



In the house of the rising sun




In the house of the rising sun




Well, there is a house in Sin City



They call the Rising Sun



And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy



And God knows, that I, I’m one