Papa was a Rollin' Stone
Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong / The Temptations: All Directions (1972)
| It was the third of September; that day I'll always remember, |
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| 'Cos that was the day, that my daddy died. |
| I never got a chance to see him; |
| Never heard nothin' but bad things about him. |
| Mama, I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth. |
| Mama just hung her head and said; "Son... (spoken) |
| Papa was a rollin' stone; wherever he laid his hat, was his home. |
| (And when he died,) all he left us was alone". |
| Papa was a rollin' stone, my son; wherever he laid his hat, was his home. |
| (And when he died,) all he left us was alone". |
| Hey Mama, is it true what they say, |
| That Papa never worked a day in his life? |
| And Mama, bad talk going around town |
| Saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife. |
| And that ain't right. |
| Heard some talk about Papa doing some store front preaching. |
| Talkin' about saving souls and all the time leeching. |
| Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord. |
| Papa was a rollin' stone; wherever he laid his hat, was his home. |
| (And when he died,) all he left us was alone". |
| Hey, Papa was a rollin' stone; wherever he laid his hat, was his home. |
| (And when he died,) all he left us was alone". |
| Hey, Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades; |
| Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave? |
| Folks say Papa would beg borrow or steal to pay his bills. |
| Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin'; |
| Spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'! |
| Mama, I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth. |
| Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said; "Son... (spoken) |
| Papa was a rollin' stone; (well well well well) wherever he laid his hat, was his home. |
| And when he died, all he left us was alone". |
| Papa was a rollin' stone; wherever he laid his hat, was his home. |
| And when he died, all he left us was alone". |
| Papa was a rollin' stone; ... |