Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Album Version)

Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Lee Ritenour

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

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 a loan

Hey Mama is it true what they say

That Papa never worked a day in his life

Saying that Papa had three outside children

And another wife and that ain't right

I heard some talk about Papa doing some store front preaching

Talking about saving souls and all the time leeching

Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord

Papa was a rolling stone my son

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

(And when he died)

All he left us was a loan

Hey Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

(And when he died)

All he left us was a loan

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 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

Papa was a rolling stone

(Well well well well yeah)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

(And when he died)

All he left us was a loan loan loan loan loan

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

(And when he died)

All he left us was a loan

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

(And when he died)

All he left us was a loan

My daddy was

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home