PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE (A & R Remix) - Big Mama

Written by：N. WHITFIELD/B. STRONG

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 nothin' but bad things about him

Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth

Momma just hung her head and said son

Papa was a rolling stone

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died all he left us was alone

Papa was a rolling stone my son yeah

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died all he left us was alone

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 another wife

Heard some talk papa doing some store front preachin'

Talking about saving souls and all the time leechin'

Dealing in dirt and stealing in the name of the lord

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 us was alone

Hey papa was a rolling stone dad gumma it

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died all he left us was alone

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

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 us was alone lone lone lone alone

Papa was a rolling stone

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died all he left us was alone

I said papa was a rolling stone yes he was my son

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died all he left us was alone

My say yeah

Papa was a rolling stone my son yeah

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

When he die

Only you know just was alone