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 My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans And my father was a gambling man Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler eats Is a suitcase and a truck And the only time he'll be satisfied Is when he's all a-drunk Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes I feel a little mad But don't you know that no one alive Can always be an angel When things go bad I seem to be bad But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood If I see magic, I want you to know That I never mean to take it out on you Life has its problems and I've got my share That's one thing I never mean to do Cause I love you, oh Oh baby, don't you know I'm human And thoughts like any other man And sometimes I feel myself alone and regret it Some foolish things, some foolish things I've done But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Hey listen fellas, you wanna get that girl by your side You better satisfy, you better listen to me When you're in love and you know it's true Yes, nobody in the whole world will do And you gotta squeeze her, tease her And you got to say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I love you, yes I do You're on dance floor, yes I love you And you're looking on, yes I love you She looks so good, yes I love you One jumping shot, yes I love you And you gotta squeeze her, tease her And you got to say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I love you, yes I do You know the night time is the right time To be with the girl you love Especially when the moon was shining right on the boat And if she comes to you when you're feeling blue Well listen to me baby when I talk to you When you're in love and you know it's true Yes, nobody, nobody else will do And you gotta squeeze her, tease her And you gotta say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I love you, yes I do You know I love you baby Yes, I love you Yes, I love you Yes, I love you