Notes on New Orleans and Gambling

House in New Orleans

• A reference to a house in New Orleans, called the Rising Sun.
• It's portrayed negatively, described as "the ruin of many a po boy."
• The speaker expresses familiarity with this place, indicated by "And God I know I."

Father's Gambling

• The speaker's father was a gambling man in New Orleans.
• Gambling lifestyle involves minimal possessions: "suitcase and a truck."
• A gambler is only satisfied when "on in Rome," which could mean in action or winning.
• Repetition of the Rising Sun reference, reinforcing its negative impact.