Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
The Temptations
1972
jaar
Top 40
5
piekpositie
Top 40
11
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Top 40
272
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Top 40
De originele versie van "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is uitgebracht door de Amerikaanse psychedelische soulgroep The Undisputed Truth in het begin van 1972.
Artiest
Titel A-kant
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Vocal)
Lengte A-kant
6:58
Componist(en) A-kant
N. Whitfield, B. Strong
Producer(s) A-kant
Norman Whitfield
Titel B-kant
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)
Lengte B-kant
4:49
Componist(en) B-kant
N. Whitfield, B. Strong
Producer(s) B-kant
Norman Whitfield
Platenlabel
Tamla Motown
Catalogusnr
5C 006-93 908
Hoogste positie US
1
Album
All Directions
Songtekst
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 nothing but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
And Mama just hung her head and said
"Son, Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
Well, well
Hey Mama, is it true what they say
that Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Mama, some bad talk going around town
Saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife
And that ain't right
Hey, talk about Papa doing some store front preaching
Talked about saving souls and all the time leeching
Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord
Mama just hung her head and said
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
"Hey, Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
Ugh
Hey Mama, I heard Papa called 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 that Papa was never much on thinking
Spent most of his life chasing women and drinking
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
And Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said
"Son, Papa was a rolling stone (well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
"Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
"I said, Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died all he left us was a loan"
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