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The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And God, I know, I'm woman.
Original Lyrics:
And God, I know, I'm one.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And God, I know, I'm won
Original Lyrics:
And God, I know, I'm one
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And god, I know a woman
Original Lyrics:
And God, I know I'm one
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of everyone I know
Thank God, I know, I've won.
Thank God, I know, I've won.
Original Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know, I'm one.
And God, I know, I'm one.
Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a World War
And, God, I know, I won.
And, God, I know, I won.
Original Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know, I'm one.
And God, I know, I'm one.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know, has won.
And God, I know, has won.
Original Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know, I'm one.
And God, I know, I'm one.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's been the ruins of Mayans, oh boy
In God, I know I've won
In God, I know I've won
Original Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one
And God, I know I'm one
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a truck.
Is when he's on a truck.
Original Lyrics:
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
Is when he's on a drunk.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And, God, I know, I've won
Original Lyrics:
And, God, I know, I'm one
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got one foot on the black one.
Original Lyrics:
I got one foot on the platform.
Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To where it all began.
To where it all began.
Original Lyrics:
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain.
To wear that ball and chain.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
In God, I know I've won.
Original Lyrics:
And God, I know I'm one.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is a suitcase and a chub
Original Lyrics:
Is a suitcase and a trunk
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is when he is on and drunk.
Original Lyrics:
Is when he is on, a drug.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is when he is on and drunk.
Original Lyrics:
Is when he's all drunk.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Juan put on the black one
The earth put on a train.
The earth put on a train.
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train.
The other foot on the train.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mother was a tailor, she sold my new blue jeans.
Original Lyrics:
My mother was a tailor, she sewed my new blue jeans.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mother was a taker
Stole my new blue jeans
Stole my new blue jeans
Original Lyrics:
My mother was a tailor,
Sewed my new blue jeans
Sewed my new blue jeans
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mother was a traitor,
Sold my new blue jeans
Sold my new blue jeans
Original Lyrics:
My mother was a tailor,
sewed my new blue jeans
sewed my new blue jeans
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a gun.
Is a suitcase and a gun.
Original Lyrics:
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk.
Is a suitcase and a trunk.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's Donald Trump.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's Donald Trump.
Original Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all a-drunk.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all a-drunk.
Original Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a trump.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a trump.
Original Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied
Is when he's all drunk.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied
Is when he's all drunk.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase filled with junk.
Is a suitcase filled with junk.
Original Lyrics:
Now, the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk.
Is a suitcase and a trunk.
Eric Burdon, The Animals' lead singer, appeared to subscribe to the British belief that, to sing American folk and blues songs, you don't have to be easily understood.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh a wonder on the platform
Original Lyrics:
Well with one foot on the platform
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
One foot on the backwater
Original Lyrics:
One foot on the platform
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sold my mule to a guest.
Original Lyrics:
Sewed my new blue jeans.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spend your life sincere in misery.
Original Lyrics:
Spend your life in sin and misery.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spend your lives sincere in misery
In the House of the Rising Sun.
In the House of the Rising Sun.
Original Lyrics:
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun.
In the House of the Rising Sun.
Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
The moo foot on the travois
The oar foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To where that's all it takes.
The oar foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To where that's all it takes.
Original Lyrics:
I've got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain.
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is a house I knew it'd been
That's called the Rising Sun
And it's been a ruin for ten years or more
It's got a load of wood
That's called the Rising Sun
And it's been a ruin for ten years or more
It's got a load of wood
Original Lyrics:
There is a house 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
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is a house in Newark, (at) least.
Original Lyrics:
There is a house in New Orleans.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is a house in Newark.
Original Lyrics:
There is a house in New Orleans.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
To spend your life in sheer misery.
Original Lyrics:
Spend your life in sin and misery.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Und ich bin der ruin of many a poor boy.
Original Lyrics:
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a white one and a black one
The earth without a train
The earth without a train
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
The other foot on the train
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
With one foot on a pat wom
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform
Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
With one foot on the black one
The old fool on the plate.
The old fool on the plate.
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train.
The other foot on the train.
The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
With own put on the platform
The Earth put on the train.
The Earth put on the train.
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train.
The other foot on the train.
The Animals', "House Of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And God I know I'm wanted
Original Lyrics:
And God I know I'm one
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the only time he is satisfied
Is when he's on a trump.
Is when he's on a trump.
Original Lyrics:
And the only time he is satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
Is when he's on a drunk.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down in New Jersey
Original Lyrics:
Down in New Orleans
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is a suitcase and a chump
And the only time he’ll be satisfied
Is when he’s on a trump
And the only time he’ll be satisfied
Is when he’s on a trump
Original Lyrics:
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied
Is when he's all drunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied
Is when he's all drunk
This stanza is written several different ways. Most often confused with Bob Dylan’s version. Musicxmatch says:” 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” I swear there is no “Lord” on that first line. Maybe a different version? Unsolved mystery?
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mother was a sailor, soiled my new blue jeans.
Original Lyrics:
My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
My mother was a trailer
Sold my new blue jeans
Sold my new blue jeans
Original Lyrics:
My mother was a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
Sewed my new blue jeans
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
A suitcase in his truck
And the only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's on drugs.
A suitcase in his truck
And the only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's on drugs.
Original Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase in his trunk
And the only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's on the drums.
Is a suitcase in his trunk
And the only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's on the drums.
Original Lyrics:
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spend your life in sheer misery
In the House of the rising sun.
In the House of the rising sun.
Original Lyrics:
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun.
In the House of the Rising Sun.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
The only time he'll be satisfied is when he's on drunk
Original Lyrics:
The only time he'll be satisfied is when he's all drunk.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
The wife got on the platform, the oaf got on the train.
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
There is a house in your areas
They pull the rising sun
And it's been, the roy
Of Annie, a-wah-wah.
In God, I know, I won.
They pull the rising sun
And it's been, the roy
Of Annie, a-wah-wah.
In God, I know, I won.
Original Lyrics:
There is a house 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.
They call the rising sun
And it's been the ruin
Of many, a poor boy,
And God, I know, I'm one.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
To wear that bowlin' chain
Original Lyrics:
To wear that ball and chain
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
With Watford on the platform, and Brentford on the train.
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train.
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
With one foot on the backwater
Original Lyrics:
With one foot on the platform
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