House Of The Rising Sun

Question 1

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

Answer 1

There is = existência
Call = chamar
Many = muitos em quantidade
I know = eu sei

Question 2

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin’ man
Down in New Orleans

Answer 2

Was = passado do ser/estar
Mother/Father = mãe/pai
My = meu
New = novo
Gamblin’ Man = apostador

Question 3

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he’ll be satisfied
Is when he’s all drunk

Answer 3

Now = agora
Only = única (o) / apenas
Thing = coisa
Satisfied = satisfeito
When = quando
All = tudo/todo
Need = precisar

Question 4

Oh, mother, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

Answer 4

Tell = conte/comunique
Your = seus/seu/suas/sua
What = O que
I have done = tenho feito
Lives = plural de “life” (vidas)
In the house = Na casa
Children = filhos/crianças

Question 5

Well, I 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

Answer 5

Well = bom
I got = passado de “get”, que significa obter, ter, passar a ter (getting)…
Other = outro
Going back to = voltando para
Foot = pé