Papa Was A Rollin' Stone-Funk Pioneers

[ti:Papa Was a Rollin' Stone] [ar:InstaHit Crew] [al:Motown and Soul: Over the Decades, Vol. 7] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Funk Pioneers [01:57.53]It was the third of September [02:00.46] [02:01.46]That day I'll always remember yes I will [02:05.57] [02:06.80]Cause that was the day that my daddy died [02:11.89] [02:14.70]I never got a chance to see him [02:17.48] [02:18.89]Never heard nothing but bad things about him [02:22.88]Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth [02:28.06]Momma just hung her head and said son [02:30.60]Papa was a rolling stone [02:33.40] [02:34.77]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [02:37.91] [02:38.52]And when he died all he left us was alone [02:43.68] [02:46.43]Ohh Papa was a rolling stone (my son) [02:49.88] [02:50.46]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [02:54.22]And when he died all he left us was alone [02:59.45] [03:31.37]Hey Momma [03:33.90]Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day in his life [03:38.12] [03:40.55]And Momma some bad talk going round town saying that [03:43.78]Papa had three outside children [03:44.80] [03:46.06]And another wife and that ain't right [03:49.51]Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preaching [03:53.24] [03:53.95]Talked about saving souls and all the time reaching [03:57.84]Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the law [04:01.63] [04:02.86]Momma just hung her head and said [04:05.08]Papa was a rolling stone [04:07.40] [04:09.26]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [04:11.97] [04:12.88]And when he died all he left us was alone [04:18.08] [04:20.86]Hey Papa was a rolling stone [04:23.18] [04:24.93]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [04:27.83] [04:28.75]And when he died all he left us was alone [04:33.73] [05:06.05]Hey Momma I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades [05:12.26]Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave [05:16.22] [05:16.76]Folks say Papa would beg borrow steal to pay his bills [05:21.92] [05:22.65]Hey Momma [05:24.11]Folks say Papa never was much on thinking [05:27.34] [05:27.97]Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking [05:31.15] [05:31.81]Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth [05:36.58] [05:37.41]Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said son [05:39.77]Papa was a rolling stone (well well well) [05:43.75]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [05:46.70] [05:47.21]And when he died all he left us was alone alone alone alone [05:54.16] [05:55.29]Papa was a rolling stone (oh) [05:59.87]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [06:02.97]And when he died all he left us was alone [06:09.93]Hey Papa was a rolling stone [06:13.40] [06:15.37]Where ever he laid his hat was his home [06:18.76]And when he died all he left us was alone