Released: September 13, 2010
Songwriter: Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong
Producer: Phil Collins
[Verse 1: Phil Collins]
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
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
Momma hung her head and said
[Chorus: Phil Collins]
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
[Verse 2: Phil Collins]
Hey Momma!
Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day, in his life?
And Momma, there some bad talk going round town that Papa had three outside children
And another wife
Heard them talk about Papa doing some store front preaching
Talked about saving souls and all the time leaching
Dealing in debt, stealing in the name of the law
Momma hung her head and said[?]
[Chorus: Phil Collins]
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Son, Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Oh yeah
[Verse 3: Phil Collins]
Come on, tell me, hey Momma
I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal
To pay his bills
[Bridge: Phil Collins]
Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
[Chorus: Phil Collins]
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
You know. Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
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
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
Momma hung her head and said
[Chorus: Phil Collins]
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
[Verse 2: Phil Collins]
Hey Momma!
Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day, in his life?
And Momma, there some bad talk going round town that Papa had three outside children
And another wife
Heard them talk about Papa doing some store front preaching
Talked about saving souls and all the time leaching
Dealing in debt, stealing in the name of the law
Momma hung her head and said[?]
[Chorus: Phil Collins]
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Son, Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Oh yeah
[Verse 3: Phil Collins]
Come on, tell me, hey Momma
I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal
To pay his bills
[Bridge: Phil Collins]
Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
[Chorus: Phil Collins]
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
You know. Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone
more tracks from the album
Going Back
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- Going to a Go-Go
- Going Back
- Something About You
- Nowhere to Run
- Ain’t That Peculiar
- Talkin’ About My Baby
- Don’t Look Back
- Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
- You Really Got a Hold on Me
- You’ve Been Cheatin’
- Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
- Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
- Jimmy Mack
- (Love Is Like a) Heatwave
- Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
- Some of Your Lovin’
- In My Lonely Room
- Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
- Blame It on the Sun
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer
- Standing in the Shadows of Love
- Do I Love You
- Dancing in the Street
From the album
- Going Back (2010)
Phil Collins popular songs
- In the Air Tonight
- Another Day in Paradise
- Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
- You’ll Be in My Heart
- I Don’t Care Anymore
- One More Night
- On My Way
- Sussudio
- En Mi Corazón Vivirás (Versión Pop)
- Take Me Home
- You Can’t Hurry Love
- Don’t Lose My Number
- Son of Man
- I Wish It Would Rain Down
- All of My Life
- A Groovy Kind of Love
- Hijo de Hombre
- Two Worlds
- Son of Man (Broadway)
- Do You Remember?
- Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
- Strangers Like Me
- Two Hearts
- Can’t Stop Loving You