It was the 3rd of September The day I'll always remember Yes I will, cause there was a 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 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 only the left was left alone Papa was a rolling stone my son Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died only the left was left alone Hey Mama is it true what they say that Papa never watched a day in his life And Mama they talk going around town saying that Papa had 3 outside children and another wife And that ain't right Heard some talk about Papa doing some stove 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 only the left was left alone Papa was a rolling stone my son Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died only the left was left alone Papa was a rolling stone my son Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died only the left was left alone Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died only the left was left alone Papa was a rolling stone my son Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died only the left was left alone Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Papa was a rolling stone my son Hey Mama, I heard Papa call 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 Mama, folks say Papa never was much on banking 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 head was his home And when he died All he left us was a lone, lone, lone, lone, lone Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his head was his home And when he died All he left us was a lone, lone, lone, lone, lone Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his head was his home And when he died All he left us was a lone, lone, lone, lone, lone My little one Just a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely My little one Thanks for watching!