Papa Was a Rolling Stone

It was the third of September

A day I'll always remember, yes, I will

'Cause it was the day that my daddy died

I never had the chance to see him

Never heard nothing but bad things about him

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

And Mama just hung her head and said

Your 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

Singing, your 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 dog gone it

Hey Mama, is it true what they say

That papa never worked a day in his life?

And Mama, some bad talk goin' around

Sayin' that Papa had three outside children

And another wife, that ain't right

Hear some people talkin' 'bout Papa

Doin' some storefront preachin'

Talkin' 'bout savin' souls and all the time leeching

Dealing in death and stealing in the name of the Lord

And Mama just hung her head and said

Your papa was a rolling stone (No, no)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died, all he left us was alone

Singing, your papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died, all he left us was alone

Hey Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades

Is that what sent him to an early grave?

Folks say Papa used to beg, borrow, and 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 counting on you to tell me the truth

And Mama just hung her head and said

Your papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died, all he left us was alone, lone, lone lone

Singing, your papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died, all he left us was alone, alone, alone, alone

Dog gone it

Your papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died, all he left us was alone