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Papa Was a Rolling Stone (2016 Remaster)
Phil Collins
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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
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama hung her head and said
"Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan"
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan
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Hey, Mama, is it true what they say
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
Mama, there's some bad talk goin' 'round town
That Papa had three outside children and another wife
Heard some talk about Papa doing some store front preaching
Talking 'bout saving souls and all the time leaching
Dealing in debt, stealing in the name of the law
Mama hung her head and said
"Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan"
Son, Papa was a rolling stone, yeah, he know it
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan
Oh yeah
Hmm-hm
Come on, tell me, hey, Mama
I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
Folks said Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bills
Folks said 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
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan
You know Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan
(Nothing felt but bad days)
Oh, Papa was a rolling stone, yeah, you know
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan
Now you know how much you owe me
Papa was a rolling stone, you know it
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was a loan
(Nothing but bad days of fathering)
Papa was a rolling stone
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