This is the earliest known recording. http://www.popscreen.com/v/6XOhe/Tom-Clarence-Ashley-Gwen-Foster-House-Of-The-Rising-Sun-1933
Whiskey in the jar was an old Irish drinking song.
Thin Lizzy version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehFZ38kt6o#t=74
Metallica Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boanuwUMNNQ