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Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Lyrics

(Music Run)

It was the third of September

That day I'll always remember

yes I will

Cause that was the day

that my daddy died yea

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

(Spoken)

Momma just hung her head and said son

(Chorus)

Papa was a rolling stone

My son now

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

Papa was a rolling stone

My son now

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

(Music Run)

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 new little wife

And that ain't right

Heard them talking

Papa doing some store front preachin'

Talked about saving souls

and all the time reaching

Dealing in debt

and stealing in the name of the law

(Spoken)

Momma just hung her head and said...

Papa was a rolling stone

My son

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

Now listen to me

Papa was a rolling stone

My

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

Now now now

(Music Run)

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 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

(Spoken Lightly)

Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said

son...

Papa was a rolling stone 

Well well well well

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

Lone lone lone lone

Papa was a rolling stone

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

Lone

I say yea

Papa was a rolling stone

Where ever he laid his hat

Was his home

And when he died

All he left me was alone

Lone

(Repeat last verse fading)