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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

In the style of

The Temptations

Lyrics

it was the
third of september
that day
i'll always remember

yes i will
'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

mama just
hung her head
and said son
papa was
a rollin' stone

wherever
he laid his hat
was his home
all he left us
was alone

oh oh
papa was
a rollin' stone
my son yeah

wherever
he laid his hat
was his home
all he left us
was alone
well well

hey mama
is it true
what they say that
papa never worked
a day
in his life

heard some talk
about papa
doin' some
storefront preachin'

talkin' about
savin' souls
and all the time
leechin'
dealin' in dirt
and stealin'
in the name
of the lord

mama just
hung her head
and said
papa

my son
wherever
he laid his hat
was his home
and when he died
all he left us
was alone

hey
papa was
a rollin' stone
dadgum it
wherever
he laid his hat
was his home

and when he died
all he left us
was alone
uh

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 steal
to pay his bills
hey mama
folks say papa
never was much
on thinkin'

spent 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
well well well well
hey yeah
all he left us
was alone lone
alone lone alone

huh huh huh
huh uh uh huh
hey yeah
all he left us
was alone i said

yes he was my son
woh oh hoh oh oh
all he left us
was alone my daddy

Details

  • Duration : 5:33
  • Key : Bbm
  • Genre : R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Year released : 1972
  • Language : English

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