There is a house in New Orleans
A house, far from happiness
They have been waiting for it1 there for a long time
But it never comes back
He went out in the morning
The day was young and beautiful
Then he met a blonde woman
Who wanted to go with him
So hear their story
And what became of them:
There were two royal children
They loved each other so much
Her father was so white, so white
His father was so black
"You won't get the woman at any price
Get out or perish!"
He shouted, "Oh, people, stop!"
They beat him to death, the sun was shining
It shined for everyone
There is a house in New Orleans
A house, far from happiness
And he will never come back
And he will never come back
1. "Ihn" and "er" may also refer to "him" as it does later, but here I take it it refers to the "happiness".