There is a house in New Orleans They call the rinsing sun It's been the ruin of many a poor boy And god, i know I'm one
I cried to my daddy on the telephone How long now Until the clouds unroll and you come down The line went But the shadows still remain since your descent Your descent
I cried to my daddy on the telephone How long now Until the clouds unroll and you come down The line went But the shadows still remain since your descent Your descent (Your descent)
The saints are coming, the saints are coming I say no matter how i try, i realize there's no reply The saints are coming, the saints are coming I say no matter how i try, i realize there's no reply
A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief How long now Until a weather change condemns belief How long now When the night watchman lets in the thief What's wrong now
The saints are coming, the saints are coming I say no matter how i try, i realize there's no reply The saints are coming, the saints are coming I say no matter how i try, i realize there's no reply I say no matter how i try, i realize there's no reply I say no matter how i try, i realize there's no reply