Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Words and Music by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
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.