Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It was the third of September That day I'll always remember, yes I will 'Cause that was the day that my daddy died, yeah 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 Mama just hung her head, she said, "Son [Chorus] Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone, yeah" I said, Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone [Verse 2] Hey, mama Is it true what they say? Papa never worked a day in his life? And mama, some bad talk goin' 'round sayin' that Papa had three outside children And another wife, and that ain't right Yeah, heard some talk about papa doing some storefront preachin' Talking about saving souls and all the time leechin' Dealing in dirt and stealing in the name of the Lord Mama just hung her head, she said [Chorus] "Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone, yeah" I said, Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone, yeah [Verse 3] 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 and steal Just to pay his bills Hey mama, huh Folks say papa never was much on thinkin' Spent most of his time chasing women and drinkin' Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and she said, "Son [Chorus] Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone, oh yeah" I said, Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone, one more time, y'all I said, Papa was a rolling stone, uh-huh, uh-huh Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone, yeah