[Intro]



[Verse 1]

She just jumpe

d on a plane, 

and paid no at

tention to me
             
Gave me no not

              
ice, but her g

              
oodbyes sure w

    
ere sweet

Said she's gon

na write, mayb

e call me up
    
She checked he

r bags and the

n she broke my

 heart
             
She kissed my 

             
cheek and told

              
 me not to kee

     
p in touch


[Chorus]
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

           
 girl away
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

           
 girl away
     
The Rising Sun

 just stole my

 girl
    
I'm gonna catc

h a plane and 

steal her back

 again
            
The Rising Sun

             
 just stole my

       
 girl away


[Verse 2]
    
Now we're apar

t, I think abo

ut her every d

ay
             
Well, the scuf

              
fle of little 

              
feet running r

         
ound her head
    
I'm gettin' no

 cards, gettin

' no mail

Girl ain’t on 

the telephone
             
If she don't c

             
ome home, I kn

              
ow that's wher

            
e I'm gonna go


[Chorus]
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

         
 girl away
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

         
 girl away
    
The Rising Sun

 just stole my

 girl
    
I'm gonna catc

h a plane and 

steal her back

 again
            
The Rising Sun

             
 just stole my

       
 girl away


[Bridge]
        
They're buying

 our beaches

Sellin' transi

stors
     
Them little fo

lk look real b

ig

If they think 

that they can 

take her away
            
I'm gonna stea

            
l her back aga

in... Shake!


[Instrumental]
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             (

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spoken) Ahhh, 

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it's reeeeal g

ood
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      |      
(spoken) Why d

  |        |
on't you call 

now, baby? Woo

oohooo!

[Solo]
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      Woooo!
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[Chorus]
             
I said the Ris

              
ing Sun just s

              
tole my girl a

    
way
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

            
 girl away
    
The Rising Sun

 just stole my

 girl
    
I'm gonna catc

h a plane and 

steal her back

 again
            
The Rising Sun

             
 just stole my

       
 girl away, We

-e-e-e-llllll


[Chorus]
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

           
 girl away
             
The Rising Sun

              
 just stole my

           
 girl away
    
The Rising Sun

 just stole my

 girl
    
I'm gonna catc

h a plane and 

steal her back

 again
            
The Rising Sun

             
 just stole my

       
 girl away


[Outro]
            
I said the Ris

             
ing Sun just s

              
tole my girl a


way
            
The Rising Sun

             
 just stole my

       
 girl away