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Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (Live in Japan, 1973)
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Michael Jackson
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It was the third of September That day I'll always remember, yes, I will Because that was the day when 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 tuth And mama 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 Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died, all he left us was alone Hey, mama, is it true what they say That papa never worked a day in his life? Bad talk's goin' around goin' around town Sayin' papa had two young kids and another wife, woo Oh, folks sayin' papa did some storefront preaching Living in that old soul and all the time drinking He was dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord Mama turned her head and said, son
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