"Papa Was A Rolling Stone" lyrics

It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Because that was the day that my daddy died

I never had a chance to see him, no
Never heard nothing but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
My mama just hung her head and said

"Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone"

"Papa was a rollin' stone, yes, yes, my son
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 life
And mama
Some bad talk going around sayin'
Papa had three outside children
And another wife
That ain't right

Heard some talk about papa and his storefront preachin'
Talkin' about saving souls and all the time leachin'
And dealing in dirt
Stealin' in the name of the Lord

But my mama she just said

"Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone"

She just said

"Papa was a rollin' stone, yes, yes, my son
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone"

Say I heard my papa was a jack of all trades
Is that what papa sent to an early grave?
Folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal
Just to pay his bills

Hey, mama, well, folks say papa was never much in thinkin'
Spent most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'
But mother, I'm depending on you
To tell me the truth

But my mama she just said

"Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone"

She just said

"Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone"

But my mama she just said

"Papa was a rollin' stone
(Oh my mama said)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone"

All he left us
All he left us
Can you believe he left us

All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah