Papa Was A Rolling 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 nothing but bad things about him
Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth

But mama just hung her head and said
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever 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 life
And mama there's talk around town
Saying that papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right
Heard some talk about papa doing some storefront preaching
Talking about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord

But mama just hung her head and said
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone

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

But mama just hung her head and said
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone

Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was alone