Lyrics - Papa Was A Rolling Stone by Temptations

Words and
Music by
Norman
Whitfield and
Barrett
Strong
It was the third of
September; that day
I'll always remember,'cause 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.(
Spoken)
Mama just looked at him and said, "
Son,(
Sung)
Papa was a rollin' stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
And when his died,
All he left us was alone."
Verse 2
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.(
Spoken)
Mama just hung her head and said, "
Son,(
To
Chorus)
Words from "100 of the
Greatest
Songs of the 60's and 70's" published by
Columbia
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