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Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Lee Ritenour

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Lee Ritenour - 2005 - Overtime - 08 - Papa Was a Rolling Stone

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Lee Ritenour

Performer

Kenya Hathaway

Performer

Grady Harrell

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Barrett Strong

Songwriter

Norman Whitfield

Norman Whitfield

Songwriter

Lyrics

It was the third of September; that day I’ll always

Remember

’cause 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

(Spoken)

Mama just looked at him and said, “Son

(Sung)

Papa was a rollin’ stone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home

And when his died

All he left us was alone.”

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

(Spoken)

Mama just hung her head and said, “Son

(To Chorus)

Written by: Norman Whitfield

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