| It was the third of September; |
| that day I’ll always remember
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| 'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
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| I never got a chance to see him; |
| never heard nothin'
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| But bad things about him
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| Mama I’m depending on you to tell me the truth
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| Mama just looked at him and said, «Son
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
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| Wherever he laid his head was his home
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| And when he died, all he left us was alone.»
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
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| Wherever he laid his head was his home
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| And when he died, all he left us was alone."
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| Hey, Mama, is it true what the say
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| That Papa never worked a day in his life?
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| And Mama, they talk all around town say that
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| Papa had three outside children and another wife
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| And that ain’t right
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| Heard them talkin' about Papa doing some storefront preachin'
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| Talkin' about saving your souls and all the time weak, dealin' in death
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| And stealin' in the name of the Lord
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| Mama just hung her head and said
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
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| Wherever he laid his head was his home
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| And when he died, all he left us was alone."
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
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| Wherever he laid his head was his home
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| And when he died, all he left us was alone."
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| Hey, Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades
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| Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
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| Folks say Papa would beg; |
| borrow or steal to pay his bills
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| Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin';
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| Spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'!
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| Mama, I’m depending on you to tell me the truth
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| Mama just hung her head and said, «Son
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
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| Wherever he laid his head was his home
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| And when he died, all he left us was alone.»
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
|
| Wherever he laid his head was his home
|
| And when he died, all he left us was alone."
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
|
| Wherever he laid his head was his home
|
| And when he died, all he left us was alone."
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| Papa was a rollin' stone
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| Wherever he laid his head was his home
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| And when he died, all he left us was alone." |