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Papa Was A Rolling Stone
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It was the third of September.
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That day I'll always remember, yes I will.
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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.
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Never heard nothing but bad things about him.
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Mama, I'm depending on you, tell me the truth.
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And Mama just hung her head and said,
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"Papa was a rolling stone.
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
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"Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
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Well, well.
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Hey Mama, is it true what they say,
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that Papa never worked a day in his life?
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And Mama, bad talk going around town
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saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife.
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And that ain't right.
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HEARD talk about Papa doing some store front preaching.
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TalkIN about saving souls and all the time leeching.
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Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord.
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Mama just hung her head and said,
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"Papa was a rolling stone
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
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come on come on come on yeah
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"Hey, Papa was a rolling stone.
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
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Uh!
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Hey Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trade.
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Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
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Folk say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bill.
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Hey Mama, folk say that Papa was never much on thinking.
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Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking.
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Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.
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Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said,
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Papa was a rolling stone. (Well, well, well, well)
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
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"Papa was a rolling stone.
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
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"I said, Papa was a rolling stone.
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Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
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(And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
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