Papa Was A Rolling Stone
The Temptations
Bm
BmIt was the third of September; that day I'll always re-member, yes I will
Bm'Cos that was the day, that my daddy died.
BmI never got a chance to see him;
BmNever heard nothin' but bad things about him.
BmMama, I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth.
Bm: Mama just hung her head and said; son
BmPapa was a rollin' stone;
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
And Bmwhen he died, all he left us was alone.
BmPapa was a rollin' stone, my son, yeah;
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmAnd when he died, all he left us was alo-o-o-ne.
Bm
BmHey, Mama, is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day in his life?
BmAnd mama, some bad talk going around town saying that Papa had three outside children,
Bmand another wifeand that ain't right
BmHey, I heard 'em talk about Papa doin' some store-front preaching
BmTalkin' about saving souls and all the time leeching,
BmDealing in dirt, and stealing in the name of the Lord
BmAnd mama just hung her head and said:
BmPapa was a rollin' stone, my son;
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmAnd when he died, all he left us was alone.
BmHey, Papa was a rollin' stone, naturally
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmAnd when he died, all he left us was alo-o-o-ne.
Bm
BmHey, Mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades;
BmTell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave?
BmFolks say Papa would beg borrow or steal to pay his bills.
BmHey, Mama, folks say Papa never was much on thinkin';
BmSpend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'
BmMama, I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth.
BmMama looked up with a tear in her eye and said; "son
BmPapa was a rollin' stone, my son;
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmAnd when he died, all he left us was alone, 'lone, 'lone, 'lone alone
BmPapa was a rollin' stone,
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmAnd when he died, all he left us was alone, I said
BmPapa was a rollin' stone,
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmAnd when he died, all he left us was alo-o-o-ne.
BmHey, Papa was a rollin' stone,
Bmwherever he laid his hat, was his home.
BmPapa was a rolling stone
Bm