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.
 And 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.
 Oh Papa Was a Rolling Stone,
 My son, Yeah
 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 going around town
 Saying that Papa
 Had three outside children
 And another Wife.
 And that ain't right.
 Hey, Talk about Papa doing
 Some store front preaching.
 Talked about saving souls
 And all the time leeching.
 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.
 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
 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.
 And 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, Lone.
 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.
 Wherever He laid His hat was His home.
 (And when He died)
 All He left Us was alone.