...PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE... by The Temptations ------------................... *from ’All Directions’ (1972)* [Verse 1] It was the third of September; that day I’ll always re-member ’Cos that was the day that 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 truth. [Chorus 1] (Spoken):  Mama just hung her head and said; "son... Papa was a rollin’ stone; wherever he laid his hat was his home. And when his died all he left us was a-lone". [Verse 2] Hey Mama I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades; Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave? Folks say Papa would beg borrow or steal to pay his bills. Hey Mama folks say Papa was never much on thinkin’; Spend most of his time chasin’ women and drinkin’! Mama I’m depending on you to tell me the truth. [Chorus 2] (Spoken)  Mama just hung her head and said; "son... Papa was a rollin’ stone; wherever he laid his hat was his home. And when his died all he left us was a-lone". (Repeat to Fade) (Chord Diagramms)           EADGBE  EADGBE                                   x79987  577555                         

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La chanson évoque la tristesse et la désillusion d'un fils qui découvre les vérités sur son père décédé. Le protagoniste se souvient du jour de la mort de son père tout en réalisant qu'il ne connaît que les côtés sombres de sa vie, notamment ses comportements instables et son absence. La mère, en répondant à ses interrogations, révèle que son père était un homme errant, qui n'a laissé derrière lui que solitude et manque. À travers cette réflexion, la chanson explore des thèmes de désespoir familial et de recherche d'identité face à un héritage complexe.