It was the third of Sep tem ber.
er got a chance to see That day I’ll al ways re mem ber, heard noth yes, I will, things a bout ’cause that was the day pend ing on you that my dad dy died.
I nev er got a chance to see him.
day I’ll al ways re Nev er heard noth in’ but bad things a bout him.
Ma ma, I’m de pend ing on you to tell me the truth.
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Pa pa was a roll in’ stone.”
Wher ev er he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, all he left us was a lone.
Pa pa was a roll in’ stone.”
Wher ev er he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, all he left us was a lone.
Hey Ma ma, is it true what they say, that Pa pa nev er worked a day in his life?
’bout sav in’ souls and all the And Ma ma,
bad talk goin’ a round town say that Pa pa had three out side chil dren and an oth er wife.
And that ain’t right.
Heard some talk a bout Pa pa do in’ some store front preach in’.
Tell Talk in’ that what sent Pa pa to an time preach ing,
heal ing and pa then town say that steal ing in the name of the Lord.
pay his bills.
er wife.
Hey, Ma ain’t ma,
Hey, Ma ma, folks say Pa pa nev er was much on think in’.
Spent most of his time chas in’ wom en and drink in’.
Ma ma, I’m de pend ing on you
to tell me the truth.
“Pa pa was a roll in’ stone.”
Wher ev er he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, all he left us was a lone.
This page shows “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” by The Temptations in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.