Papa Was a Rollin Stone – The Temptations：歌詞及意思

Papa Was a Rollin Stone (1972) – The Temptations

Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone (my son, yeah)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone

Papa Was a Rollin Stone (1972) – The Temptations

歌曲 Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone ， 由美國組合 The Temptations 在1972年唱出。歌曲長達 6 分 54 秒，類型屬於Psychedelic soul 迷幻靈魂樂 及 Funk 放克， 填詞作曲由 Norman Whitfield 及 Barrett Strong ，歌曲被收錄於專輯《All Directions》。原版歌曲是由美國組合 The Undisputed Truth，在當年，歌曲成功登上美國流行歌曲排行榜 Billboard Hot 100 首位，在 1973年 更嬴得格莢美三項大獎。期後，歌曲被《滾石》雜誌列入 500 首最佳歌曲之一。

歌詞方面

填詞作曲由 Norman Whitfield 及 Barrett Strong

It was the third 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 nothin’ but bad things about him
Momma I’m depending on you to tell me the truth
Momma just hung her head and said, son

Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Papa was a rolling stone (my son, yeah)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone

Hey Momma!
Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day in his life
And Momma, some bad talk goin’ round town sayin’ that
Papa had three outside children
And another wife, and that ain’t right
Heard some talk Papa doing some storefront preachin’
Talking about saving souls and all the time leechin’
Dealing in dirt, and stealing in the name of the Lord
Momma just hung her head and said

Papa was a rolling stone (my son)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Hey Papa was a rolling stone (dad gumma it)
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone

Hey Momma
I heard Papa called himself a jack-of-all-trades
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal
To pay his bills
Hey Momma
Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I’m depending on you to tell me the truth
Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son

Papa was a rolling stone (well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone (lone, lone, lone, alone)
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone

Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
My daddy was
Papa was a rolling stone (yes he was, yeah)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home)

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