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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 just hung her head and said, son 

Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) 
All he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone, my son
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) 
All he left us was alone

Well, well

Hey Mama, is it true what they say 
That Papa never worked a day in his life
And Mama, some bad talk going around town 
Saying that Papa had three outside children 
And another wife 
And that ain't right
Hey, talk about Papa doing some store front preaching
Talked 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) 
All he left us was alone
Hey, Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) 
All he left us was alone

Ugh

Hey Mama, 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 Mama, folks say that Papa was never much on thinkin'
Spent most of his life chasing women and drinkin'
Mama, I'm dependin' 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 hat was his home
(And when he died) 
All he left us was alone, lone, lone, lone, alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) 
All he left us was alone

I said, Papa was a rolling stone 
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) 
All he left us was alone