Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his head was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
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
Papa was a rollin' stone [2x]
Papa was a [4x]
Papa [4x]
Oh, papa was a rollin' stone
Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his head was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
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
Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his head was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
Hey, mama, is it true what the say
That papa never worked a day in his life?
And mama, some bad talk going 'round town
Sayin' papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right [2x]
And that ain't
Right [4x]
Oh, papa was a rollin' stone
Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his head was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
Papa was a rollin' stone [2x]