Verse:
   It was the 3rd of september
   That day I 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
   Mama I’m depending on you
   To tell me the truth
   (Mama just hung her head and say son)
  
   Refrain:
   Papa was a rolling stone wherever he laid
   His hat was his home
   And when he died all he left us was alone
  
   Rap:Hey mama is it truth what they say?
   Papa never worked a day in his life
   Bad talk going round town sayin g
   Three other kids and a man’s wife
   Heard some talk about
   Store-front preaching
   Saving souls and
   All the time him leeching
   Dealing in debt
   And stealing in the name of the Lord
   I hear papa called a jack of all trades
   Is that what sent papa to an early grave
   Folks say
   Papa would beg, borrow
   And steal to pay his bills
   Hey mama
   Folks say Papa was never thinking
   Chasing women and all the time drinking
   Mama I depending on you
   To tell me the truth
  
   Refrain