Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Single Version)

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

And Momma 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.

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' round town

Sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife

And that ain't right

Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'

Talked about saving souls and all the time leaching

Dealing in debt, and stealing 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, my son.

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 that 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

And Momma 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, alone

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

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

Yes he was was a rolling stone