Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

(album: 1972 - 2022)

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 nothing but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama just hung her head, she 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, 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

Hey, mama
Is it true what they say, papa never worked a day in his life
And mama, some bad talk going 'round
Saying that papa had three outside children
And another wife, and that ain't right

Yeah, heard them talking papa doing some store front preaching
Talking about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in dirt and stealing in the name of the Lord
Mama just hung her head, she 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"

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

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
To pay his bills

Hey mama, huh
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
Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and she 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, woah 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

Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died)
All he left us was alone, yeah