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 had a chance
to see him
Never heard nothing
but bad things about him
mama I'm depending
on you
to tell the truth
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"
Papa was a rolling stone
yeah, yeah
wherever 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 whole life?
And Mama
Some bad talk
going around town
saying that papa had
three outside children
and another wife
That ain't right
hey I heard some stuff
about papa doing some
store front preaching
Talking about saving souls
all the time was leeching
dealing in debt
and stealing in the
name of the Lord
Mama just hung
her head in shame
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat
was his home
and when he died
all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat
was his home
and when he died
all he left us was alone
Hey Mama
I heard papa call himself
a jack of all trades
Tell me is that
what sent papa
to an early grave?
Folks would say
papa would beg
borrow, steal
to pay the bill
Hey Mama
folks say 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
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"
Papa was a rolling stone
Well
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