I don’t think I’ve seen a song as mis-attributed to other bands as this song. It’s an old American folk song which was performed and popularized by The Animals in the middle sixties. But I’ve seen people write that it was from everyone from The Doors to The Beatles. Pink Floyd didn’t cover it, either. Set the record straight: get high and listen to this. By The Animals.
The Animals – House of the Rising Sun (1964)

hiya brandon,
nice little blog, zine u got going, also read the article about paul auster, with arena doc :) anywayjust thought id let u know ive met hilton (the guitarplayer, who arranged the song, but lost the royalties to alan price). he and my dad were mates and went to school together in bonny north shields, class song lol