[Verse 1]
It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
Papa died when we was very young
I never got a chance to see him
I never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama, I'm dependin' on you to tell me the truth
Mama looked up and said, son
[Chorus]
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
[Verse 2]
Hey, mama, is it true what they say
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And mama, there's some bad talk goin' around town
Sayin' that papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right
Hey, heard some talk about papa doing some storefront preachin'
Talkin' 'bout saving souls and all the time leechin'
Dealin' in debt and stealin' in the name of the Lord
Mama just looked up and
It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
Papa died when we was very young
I never got a chance to see him
I never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama, I'm dependin' on you to tell me the truth
Mama looked up and said, son
[Chorus]
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
[Verse 2]
Hey, mama, is it true what they say
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And mama, there's some bad talk goin' around town
Sayin' that papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right
Hey, heard some talk about papa doing some storefront preachin'
Talkin' 'bout saving souls and all the time leechin'
Dealin' in debt and stealin' in the name of the Lord
Mama just looked up and
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