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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
George Michael

It was the third of September

That day I'll always remember, yes I will

'Cause, that was the day that my daddy died


Never had a chance to see him, no

Never heard nothing, but bad things about him

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

Mama just hung her head and said


Papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone


Papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone


Hey mama, is it true what they say

That papa never worked a day in his life

Some bad talk going around sayin'

Papa had three outside children and another wife

That ain't right?


Heard some talk about papa and his storefront

Preachin', talkin' about saving souls and all the time

Leachin' and dealing in dirt, stealin' in the name of the Lord

But mama, she just said


Papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home


And when he died

All he left us was alone


Papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone


Say, I heard my papa was a jack of all trades

Is that what papa sent to an early grave?

Folks say, papa would beg, borrow or steal

Just to pay his bills


Hey mama, folks say

Papa was never much in thinkin'

Spent most of his time, chasin' women and drinkin'

But mother, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth

But my mama she just said


Papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone


Papa was a rollin' stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when he died

All he left us was alone


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