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 nothing but bad things about him

Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth, oh

Papa was a rolling stone (rolling stone)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Rolling stone

Papa was a rolling stone (rolling stone)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Rolling stone

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

Papa was a rolling stone (rolling stone)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Rolling stone, oh

Papa was a rolling stone (rolling stone)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Rolling stone

Papa was a rolling stone (rolling stone)

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone

Rolling stone