Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Live)

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

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

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 mama

Is it true what they say

That papa never worked a day in his life

And mama

Bad talk going around town

Saying that papa had three outside children and another wife

And that ain't right

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

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 call himself a jack of all trade

Tell me is that what sent papa to an early grave

Folk say papa would beg

Borrow

Steal to pay his bill

Hey mama

Folk 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

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

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