Papa Was a Rolling Stone Lyrics

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#...PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE... by The Temptations
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#*from 'All Directions' (1972)*
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#Verse 1:
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It was the third of September;
That day I'll always re-member,
'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.
Chorus 1:
(Spoken):
Mama just hung her head and said, "Son...
Papa was a rollin' stone;
Wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
And when his died;
All he left us was a-lone."
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.
Chorus 2:
(Spoken):
Mama just hung her head and said, "Son...
Papa was a rollin' stone;
Wherever he laid his hat, was his home.
And when his died;
All he left us was a-lone."
(Repeat to Fade)
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