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Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
The Temptations
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Hey mama
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) all he left us was alone, oh, oh
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) all he left us was alone, oh, oh
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) all he left us was alone
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 papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Papa was a rolling stone
Papa was a rolling stone
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) all he left us was alone, oh, oh
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) all he left us was alone, oh, oh
Papa was a rolling stone
Papa was a rolling stone
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
(And when he died) all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone