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 had a chance to see him

Never heard nothing but bad things about him

Mama I'm depending on you to tell 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

Hey mama

Is it true what they say

That papa never worked a day in his whole life

And mama some bad talk went around

Saying

Papa had three three outside children and another wife

And that ain't right

Hey I heard some stuff about papa

Doing some stuff and preaching

Talking about saving souls all the time was leeching

Didn't learn that and stealing in the name of the lord

Mama just hung her head in shame

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

Hey mama

I heard papa call himself the jack of all trades

Tell me his dad would send papa to an early

Grave folks would say papa would beg

Borrow steal to pay the bill

Hey mama folks say papa was never 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

And when he died all he left us was alone

Lone lone lone

Papa was a rolling stone

Well 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