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 nothing 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
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
Hey mama some bad talk going around town
Saying papa had three outside
Children and another wife
And that ain't right right
Heard some talk about papa
Doing some stuff on preaching
Talking about saving soul and all the time leeching
Dealing in dirt and stealing in the name of the lord
Mama just and said
My 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 that coming
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died oh he left us was alone