Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

It was the third of September

That day I'll always remember, yes I will

'Cause that was the day that my daddy died

I never got a chance to see him

Never heard nothin' but bad things about him

Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth

Mama just hung her head and said, "Son

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Papa was a rolling stone, my son, yeah

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone"

Well, well

Hey, Mama

Is it true what they say, that Papa never worked a day in his life?

And Mama, some bad talk goin' around town

Sayin' that Papa had three outside children

And another wife, and that ain't right

Heard some talk about Papa doing some storefront preachin'

Talkin' about saving souls and all the time leechin'

Dealing in dirt and stealin' in the name of the Lord

Mama just hung her head and said

"Papa was a rolling stone, my son

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Hey

Papa was a rolling stone, dadgummit

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone"

Uh

Hey, Mama

I heard Papa called himself a jack-of-all-trades

Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?

Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal

To pay his bills

Hey, Mama

Folks say Papa never was much on thinking

Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking

Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth

Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said, "Son

Papa was a rolling stone"

Well, well, well, well

"Wherever he laid his hat was his home"

Hey, yeah, huh

"And when he died

All he left us was alone-lone-lone-lone, alone

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home"

Hey, yeah

"And when he died

All he left us was alone," I said

"Papa was a rolling stone"

Yes, he was

"Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone"

My daddy was

"Papa was a rolling stone"

Yes, he was, hey, yeah

"Wherever he laid his hat was his home"

Ah, haha