House of the Rising Sunday
Yes, this post is about the old folk ballad "House Of The Rising Sun." Despite its reference to New Orleans, some think it started as one of those songs (1) brought to the Colonies from England; (2) preserved in the Appalachians by white country singers, as "Oh Death," "Coo-Coo," and "Gallis Pole" were; (3) collected on record by the Lomaxes for the Library of Congress in the 30's; (4) eventually
