Rollin' Stone

Lyrics for Rollin' Stone

Lord, I wished I was a little catfish Swimming in the old deep blue sea I'd have all those good-looking fishes Swimming after me Swimming after me, people Swimming after me, babe And I cried Sure enough, I did I'm telling you, baby Lord have mercy, children I walks on down to my baby's house Lord, and I sat down, hey hey, on her step She says, "Come on in, come on in, Johnny boy My husband just now left My husband just now left I tell you, he just now left, people Lord, he just now left, honey" And I cried Sure enough, I did Lord have mercy, children I walks on in, Lord, and I sat on down But there's one thing, hey, I just can't understand She cooked cornbread for her husband and Just cooked for her man Just cooked for her man, baby Lord, just for her man Cooked it all for her man And I cried, yes, I did People, I tell you, I cried Lord have mercy I walks on in, I sits on down Lord, there's one thing, hey, I just can't understand She cooking cornbread for her husband and Just cooked for her man Just cooked for her man Lord, she cooked it for her man Lord, for her man, children And I cried, yes, I did I tell you, baby I keep on telling you I walks on down to my little baby's house And I told you that I sat down, hey hey hey, Lord, on her step She says, "Come on in, come on in, Johnny boy Lord, he just now left My husband just now left Left me all here by myself All by myself, baby" Lord have mercy, children, I tell you And I cried Yes, I cried I believe I'm gonna cry, children I believe I'm gonna shed a tear