Papa Was A Rollin' 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 nothin' but bad things about him
 "Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth"
 And Momma just hung her head and said...
 "Son, 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
 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 Momma, is it true what they say
 That Papa never worked a day in his life?
 And Momma, 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 leeching
 Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the Lord"
 Momma 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 Momma, 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 Momma, folks say that Papa never was much on thinking
 Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
 Momma 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 (my son)
 (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 (my son)
 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 (my son)
 Wherever he laid his hat was his home
 (And when he died) All he left us was alone"