answers: uncertain
context: that may have inspired the form, the lyrics bear little relationship. It was suggested by James Orchard Halliwell that the reference to the "priest all shaven and shorn" indicates that the English version is probably very old, presumably as far back as the mid-sixteenth century. There is a possible reference to the song in "The Boston New Letter" of 12 April 1739 and the line: "This is the man all forlorn, &c". However, it did not appear in print until it was included in "Nurse Truelove's New-Year's-Gift, or the Book of Books for Children", printed in London in 1755. It </s> Tim Miller (poet) Tim Miller (born August 23, 1979) is an American poet and nonfiction writer. His work is essentially a dialogue and addition to ancient literature, world mythology, and religious scripture. Recently he has published a long narrative poem, "To the House of the Sun", portions of which had previously appeared online, in print, and in video form. Along with Paul Jessup, Miller founded Six Gallery Press in 2000. In 2004 they handed ownership of the press off to a collective formed by some of its other authors. In 2006, he and his wife, the novelist Jenny Miller, started </s> Like many classic folk ballads, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake". According to Alan Lomax, "Rising Sun" was used as the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and it was also a name for English pubs. He further suggested that the melody might be related to a 17th-century folk song, "Lord Barnard and Little Musgrave", also known as "Matty Groves", but a survey by Bertrand Bronson showed
question: who wrote house of the rising sun bob dylan