Papa Was a Rolling Stone

4 The Cause

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    Verse:
    It was the 3rd of september
    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
    To tell me the truth
    (mama just hung her head and said son)

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    Papa was a rolling stone wherever he laid
    His hat was his home
    And when he died all he left us was alone

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    Rap:hey mama is it true what they say
    Papa never worked a day in his life
    Bad talk going round town saying
    Three other kids and another man's wife
    Heard some talk about
    Store-front preaching
    Saving souls and
    All the time him leeching
    Dealing in debt
    And stealing in the name of the lord
    I heard papa called a jack of all trades
    Is that what sent papa to an early grave
    Folks say
    Papa would beg, borrow
    And steal to pay his bills
    Hey mama
    Folks say papa never was thinking
    Chasing women and all the time drinking
    Mama i´m depending on you
    To tell me the truth

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    Composition: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield

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