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Papa Was a Rolling Stone Lyrics Artist(Band):The Temptations
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, 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 ALONE." "Papa was a rolling stone, my son. Wherever he laid his hat was his home. (And when he died) 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? And Mama, bad talk going around town saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife. And that ain't right. HEARD SOME talk about Papa doing some store front preaching. TalkIN 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 ALONE." "Hey, Papa was a rolling stone. 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 trade. Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave? Folk say Papa would beg, borrow, steal to pay his bill. Hey Mama, folk say that Papa was never much on thinking. Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking. Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth. 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 ALONE." "Papa was a rolling stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home. (And when he died) All he left us was ALONE." "I said, Papa was a rolling stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home. (And when he died) All he left us was ALONE." If you find some error in Papa Was a Rolling Stone Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to CUEQQ1@YMAIL.COM for submitting the lyrics. Review about Papa Was a Rolling Stone My papa was a rolling stone too... | Reviewer: Damon | 6/23/09 And he wore a hat as well. I think there are many people in the world who reflect on their dad when hearing this song. I always wonder why he choose to live like a rolling stone and die because of this unhealty lifestyle. My father became an alcoholic, ended up as a homeless with a hat and died at age 44. All he left us was alone. Double Meaning | Reviewer: Motown Jimmy | 6/5/09 In my opinion, the lyrics provide an intentional double meaning. Yes, he left them alone, but he also left them in debt with an outstanding loan. For me, the lyrics enhance the impact and poignancy of the entire piece. really | Reviewer: leah s | 4/7/09 i love this song. it is one of my favortie songs to sing ever. and i agree that this a stupid argument. its alone. although "a loan" isnt unthinkable, why would their father who left them leave them money? that just makes no sense. but a father who left and then died, left them alone for sure. sooo, ya. thats about it. and love this song! whooo! and i also love dreamgirls which doesnt really have anyting to do with this but its one of my favorite movies never around | Reviewer: Anon | 1/19/09 Obviously it is "alone." The boy sings that "I never got a chance to see him" .... he never met his father, but he heard things about him. If the boy was old enough to hear the kinds of things about his father that he heard, he had to be at least five, and more likely at least a pre-teen, based on his level of questions to his mom. It seems hardly unlikely that a man who never came around to even see his son once would have loaned this family money and thus "left them a loan." If he left them debt, then it would say debt. A loan taken out is not a loan to a beneficiary who didn't take it out, it's a debt. This is a silly argument. The man went off to other women and left this family "alone." A Loan is not unreasonable | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/20/08 It's not at all unreasonable to go along the lines of 'a loan' versus 'alone', especially given the following: frequent references to debt and the cringe-worthy, verging-on-the-inane parts of the lyrics (which results in the mind not dismissing the interpretation as 'a loan' b/c we've already cringed with other examples in the song). That said, 'alone' DOES make more sense and is one of the saving graces in a song that has ups and downs in terms of its lyrical cleverness. As a final not, why the hell am I even spending time on this? :) Alone | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/9/08 No, it has to be alone, it makes much more sense lyrically. Does anyone have the original score someplace. Were the lyrics written on the inside sleeve of the album? Many of my albums have lyrics written there. Ass kicking song though, I just sang it tonight with some buddies backing me on keyboards, drums and guitars. Wahoo! Alternatives | Reviewer: john robb | 10/13/08 We used to ride around the Bronx when this song first came out arguing about whether Papa left his family alone or a loan. After a few months, we decided it was BOTH. Often, controversies can be resolved by acknowledging the validity of competing alternatives. Materialistic | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/30/08 A loan??? Alone definitely has a wider area of definition, be that financially or emotionally. I guess people in US are so hurt with loans these days that lona only comes to mind. But if one reads the remainder of the text, the style, the emotions behind it, alone rings a emotional bell, and goes in line with all the rest. Then again, that is only one opinion. sentimental hit | Reviewer: muriungi | 7/27/08 I have listened to the lyrics of this song from all kinds of musicians who have redone it time and over again..I cant help but almost dance to all of them with the same gusto! Growing up in an African village in the 70's when the song was a hit,makes me draw a comparison to many fathers of them days..and when we were boys we would ask our peers if their father were a 'thunder' depicting the 'rolling stone in the song' to signify dads like the one mentioned in the song! The hit touched and continues to touch all souls regardless of race,color,country or class....And poses a big question to all dads in the whole world..if they would like to be as mysterious as the father mentioned in the lyric..thanks to Temptations for reminding the dads of their roles in such a sentimental way..Anybody out there who knows where i can get all this lyric by all musicians in a single DVD or CD? ..Cheers get a clue | Reviewer: crazy joe | 4/3/08 Come on you idiots...everything expressed in this song suggests that the true meaning is and should be "alone". Intuitively, it is easier to understand why mama uses this word specifically: in agreement with her son that not only he but the entire family felt as if they didn't know the father. The suggestion that somehow the father has left the family in debt could be debated but is an afterthought at best. Thank you for support. 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