There is a house in charming town
They call the rising sun
And it s been the ruin of many a poor girl
And me oh god I m one
If I d listened to my mama
Lord I d be home today
But I was young and foolish
And some rider led me astray
Go tell my baby sister
Never do what I have done
To shun the house in charming town
They call the rising sun
My mother she s a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My sweetheart he s a rambler
Lord he rides an old machine
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Now the only thing a rambler needs
Is a suitcase and a gun
The only time he s satisfied
Is when he s on the run
He fills his chamber up with lead
And takes his pain to town
The only pleasure he gets out of life
Is bringing another man down
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He s got one hand on the throttle
The other on the brake
He s riding back to Redwood
To own his fathers stake
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And me I wait in Charming Town
The game my love has won
I m staying here to end my life
Down in the rising sun
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I m staying here to end my life
Down in the rising sun