[00:-7.52]Craig David - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
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[00:22.73]It was the third of Septemberthat day I'll always remember
[00:31.68]'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
[00:39.62]I never got a chance to see him
[00:43.54]Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
[00:47.32]Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
[00:52.63]Mama just looked at him and said, "Son
[00:54.43]Papa was a rollin' stone
[00:59.22]Wherever he laid his hat was his home
[01:02.89]And when his died
[01:04.54]All he left us was alone."      x2
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[01:24.56]Hey Mama, is it true what they say,
[01:27.14]that Papa never worked a day in his life?
[01:31.56]And Mama, bad talk going around town
[01:34.91]saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife.
[01:39.52]And that ain't right.
[01:41.17]HEARD SOME talk about Papa doing some store front preaching.
[01:45.12]TalkIN about saving souls and all the time leeching.
[01:48.45]Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord.
[01:54.11]Mama just hung her head and said,
[01:55.97]"Papa was a rolling stone, my son.
[02:00.12]Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[02:04.23](And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
[02:11.61]"Hey, Papa was a rolling stone.
[02:15.73]Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[02:19.29](And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
[02:25.94]Hey Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trade.
[02:30.99]Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
[02:34.86]Folk say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bill.
[02:40.61]Hey Mama, folk say that Papa was never much on thinking.
[02:46.01]Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking.
[02:49.73]Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.
[02:55.98]Mama just hung her head and said,
[02:57.66]"Son, Papa was a rolling stone.
[03:01.77]Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[03:04.49](And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."
[03:12.31]"Papa was a rolling stone.
[03:16.38]Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
[03:20.06](And when he died) All he left us was ALONE."   x2
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