he was a dirty band member
my mama just can't remember...who, she did
but that was the day...i was realized
she never got a chance to meet him
never heard nothing...twas the last she heard from him
mama, i'm descended from you....but who was the dude ?

and mama just hung her head and said
son, papa was a rolling stone
whichever one...it was dark...i don't know
i never spied...so his cover wasn't blown

well, well

hey mama, is it true what they say
that papa was a rock star all his life
and mama...some bad talk going around town
saying that rock stars often have children
that aren't from their wife...and that ain't right
they talk about rock stars and the groupies, they're seeking
girls losing control..till they're barking and squeaking
squealing ?...you bet...and feeling like they've got their reward

mama just hung her head and said
son, papa was a rolling stone
whichever one...it was dark...i don't know
i never spied...so his cover wasn't blown

hey mama...i hear rock stars live lives, so depraved
tell me...is that why papa so crudely behaved ?
folks say it was mick, brian, keith...or maybe bill
not charlie
i say that papa must have not been thinking
what's wrong with his mind ?...dead from smoking and drinking ?
mama...i'm just feeling confused...please tell me the truth

and mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said
son, papa was a rolling stone
whichever one...it was dark...i don't know
i never spied...so his cover wasn't blown