"House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional folk song popularized by The Animals), performed by Ruby Amanfu with Sam Ashworth, guitar. @rubyamanfu https://www.rubyamanfu.com/ Recorded September 20, 2023 at The Studios Nashville during @americanafest Check out more from Ruby Amanfu on the Salt Lick Sessions: Radio Edition! https://beta.prx.org/stories/508994 Don't miss a lick—subscribe! New artists weekly. Go behind the scenes and catch sneak previews: https://bit.ly/SaltLickSessionsIG. https://bit.ly/SaltLickSessionsTikTok Salt Lick Sessions are part of the Salt Lick Incubator, a nonprofit artist development organization supporting musicians in their creative journeys. To learn more, donate, sign up for eNews, apply for an artist grant, or apply to appear on a future session, please visit https://www.saltlickincubator.org. Producers: Ruby Amanfu, Roger Brown, Beane, Liza Levy, Jennifer Roe Recording Engineer: Brook Sutton Mixing engineer: Will Tyson Videographer: Joseph A. Spence 2nd Camera Operator: Adam Jones Video editor: Adam Jones LYRICS (House of the Rising Sun) There is a house way down in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one Mother was a tailor, yeah, yeah Sewed my Levi jeans My father was a gamblin' man, yeah, yeah Down, way down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gamblin' man ever needs Is a suitcase, Lord, and a trunk And the only time a fool like him is satisfied Is when he's all stone cold drunk