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Papa Was a Rollin' Stone [stereo promo version]
The Undisputed Truth
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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 nothing but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama looked up and said, "Son"
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, oh, he left us orphans alone
Hey, mama, is it true what they say that
Papa never worked a day in his life?
Hey, mama, there's some bad talk going around town
Saying that papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right
Hey, heard some talk about papa doing some storefront preaching
Talking 'bout saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in dirt and stealing in the name of the Lord
Mama just looked up and gave me a tear and said, "Son"
Your papa was a rolling stone, yeah
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, oh, he left us orphans alone
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
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Mama, mama, mama, I heard papa call himself a jack of all trades
Tell me if that's what sent papa to an early grave
Folks say papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills
And I wanna know, mama, folks say papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
With tear-filled eyes, mama hung her head and said
Papa was a rolling stone, son
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, oh, he left us orphans alone
Very alone
Papa was a rolling stone, my son
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, oh, he left us orphans alone
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