Jackson 5 - Papa Was A Rolling Stone Lyrics






It was the third of September, That day I'll always remember
'Cause that was the day 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

All he left us was alone

Hey, Mama, is it true what they say
That Papa never worked a day in his life?
And Mama, some bad talk goin' around goin' around town
Sayin' that Papa had three outside children and another wife, and that ain't right
Hey, talk about Papa doing some storefront preaching
Talking about saving your soul, and all the time leaching
Dealing in debt and stealing in the name of the Lord
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
And Mama hung her head and said

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

All he left us was alone

Hey Mama 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
Folks say Papa wasn't much on thinkin'
Spent most of his life chasin' women and drinking
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
And Mama looked up with a tear in her eye 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

All he left us was alone





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  1. A.... R....

    Woah 😨!!!! That intro at the beginning tho...I wasn’t ready to see them go down like that

  2. P.... G....

    Michael had to ditch these scrubs.. but he never should've touched his face, he was actually a handsome negro

  3. T.... T....

    No! Just No!

  4. L.... O....

    Michael Jackson. Is king of the pop. But temptatiions papa was a rolling stone is unbeatable good

  5. S.... f....

    Michael Jackson,Obama,did nothing for Jesus believers

  6. S.... f....

    Name one song done by The Jackson 5 originally that has any Spriritual comforth?

  7. Y.... M....

    That was a wtf performance? That it sucked is an understatement!

  8. P.... J....

    If you haven't watched "Alive III Michael Jackson The Living Dead" please do! I prove that Peter does what ONLY Michael has the power to do!!!

    www.vimeo.com/ondemand/aliveiiimichaeljackson

    and to learn the facts that prove NO-THING proves Michael Jackson is dead, watch this:

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  9. n.... b....

    Marlon was quite a dancer as a youngster too, he was born in 1957, 1 year before Michael. We saw them in 1970 !! (my dad's idea to bring the entire family)

  10. A.... M....

    Sounds too upbeat it's supposed to be smooth and mellow

  11. R.... N....

    Lovin the Temptations moves! Get it yall!

  12. R.... ....

    Tried to do that move at 0:49 and tore my groin :(

  13. Y.... K....

    Marlon can do James brown

  14. A.... B....

    They're amazing performers but man is that an awful rendition of the song...

  15. M.... J....

    This was horrible!

  16. M.... P....

    This isn't Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 they were only known as The Jackson 5

    M.... P....

    MusicLover P actually this group is “The Jackson’s”

  17. P.... ....

    Randy: "He was my Daddy."

    Marlon: "He was my Daddy, too!"

    Michael: "AaaaOoooh! AhhHeeee!!"

    Tito: "Well, he gone, he gone."

    Jackie: "Nigga wasn't all that anyway."

  18. b.... ....

    I Love You Michael But The Tempts Version is a Masterpiece

  19. G.... F....

    The Jacksons were great at what they did, but this is Temptations territory.

    G.... F....

    GinoGiovanni Feliciello https://youtu.be/2s6W4FR39qQ

  20. N.... M....

    The arrangement and mood here is unintentionally quite comical when you think about it...

  21. S.... L....

    okay, they can sing but this is way to much excitement.

  22. D.... D....

    fucking shit's should be eternally grateful Randy pushed those kids

  23. S.... ....

    These are not the Jackson's Five ..... These are the Jacksons (without Jermaine)

  24. a.... l....

    my god it's a very bad bad version  LOL

  25. m.... ....

    This is hilarious, funny beyondo.  are you kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my gosh.............

  26. E.... A....

    Im so sorry but I couldn't stop laughing at 0:32 lol :DD

    E.... A....

    Michael's ass is peeeerfect.

  27. P.... D....

    worst version ever

  28. M.... S....

    the art of destroying a master piece of music by a bunch of amateurs.

    M.... S....

    Amatuers? Get a grip dude......They sped up the song? BIG deal.

    M.... S....

    speed up and a crash ... never heard about transit authority ?

  29. m.... ....

    Still it is....

  30. U.... R....

    Thanks forever Jackson Five!!! The soundtrack of my life. Y'all are the best!!!!!!!!!! Hands down!!!!

  31. K.... M....

    The Jackson's poured everything into their tours...a lot of songs their tempos were expedited so they could stuff all they could in every tour!

  32. R.... G....

    ouystanding

  33. R.... G....

    ouystanding

  34. m.... ....

    Amazing!! Great cover. Better than the original

    m.... ....

    the original is a masterpiece...this isn't.

    m.... ....

    no...it really isn't

  35. D.... B....

    well....that was a worse butcher job than his nose

    D.... B....

    this was better than the original

    D.... B....

    you need to lay off the acid

  36. D.... ....

    Their performing u know like acting made ut theur own it shows their youth by them going this fast it was disco era remember their father was their for them so its a song

  37. D.... ....

    Talent runs in the family they can dance

    D.... ....

    Listening to this again tonite. Just had the revelation that Randy (at such a young age) was as gifted as you can be on the Tom Toms and other percussion. I mean he didnt miss a lick! All crisp, tonal___the whole nine yards.

  38. x.... ....

    Damn! Did they have somewhere to be.? Looks like they were rushing the fuck out of this performance.

    x.... ....

    rofl! For real though!

  39. D.... K....

    one song they shouldn't have sung.

    D.... K....

    they don't have the voices to pull this song off

    D.... K....

    What a joke, they have great voices.

    D.... K....

    Not for this song

    D.... K....

    Please shut the fuck up. They sounded fine

    D.... K....

    Granola Bars nope. they didn't have d voices for d song in my opinion. now this is my opinion now shut da fuck up about it

  40. L.... W....

    ironic he his dead his dad is still alive

    L.... W....

    @Nyah Pearson OMG

  41. d.... j....

    Even though I don't like like it when performers speed up on songs, this was an awesome performance by the Jackson 5! And I think that was the reason they sped it up. They did a lot of dancing and aerobatic moves. I liked it when Marlon did that jump-spin!

    d.... j....

    +Darnell Jones I don't know this for sure, but I had always heard that when a song with a different arrangement (like this one was), the performance royalties are different. Somebody with greater knowledge of the point system will have to back me up, or disprove me on this one. I know it works when artists record live albums, but there are many guidelines about this and I'm not aware of them.

    d.... j....

    Marlon was my favorite, growing up as he was only 1 year younger than me. We saw the Jackson 5 in 1970 ( my dad's idea to bring the entire family)

  42. A.... M....

    That song is supposed to be sad and mournful but they're cheerful and happy as hell,  like they're in a circus, flying through the air like Peter Pan, turning flips and doing squats, while clapping in unison. Nothing at all how one would be expected to act while reminiscing on the day that they found out that their father had died, even if they never had a chance to meet him. On the other hand, their father is Joe Jackson so maybe they were just excited at the thought.

    A.... M....

    The Jacksons were marvelous performers and their style was fast, not standing and swaying to the rhythm. You're getting heated over a rendition of a Temptations song... get a life, mate.

    A.... M....

    Lol...@ another one. Okay, the bottom line is that song was a poor choice and clearly not right for them.

    A.... M....

    You can always go fuck a cactus

    A.... M....

    How about you try it first and tell me how it was.

    A.... M....

    i actually agree. This song wasn't right for them.

  43. d.... ....

    Cute little Randy doing his thing!

  44. M.... ....

    .....and Papa Joe beat tha mess out of them boys when they got done....cause he WAS a rollin stone, & where eva he laid his hat was his home! SMH!

    M.... ....

    +MrsD7777 This was in 1975. These boys were grown men. I don't think anybody was going to beat anybody. I think u been watching WAYY to many made for T.V. movies. Remember that was a movie (entertainment), not a documentary. Besides the only brothers that had anything to say about harsh treatment was Michael, and sometimes Marlon. The reality, is they got they're asses beat like all of us in the 60's. Timeout and 'taking away privileges' and all of that assorted stuff didnt come till later. All you got to do is see all of disobedient and hard to control youngsters in this society to see that time-out bull is worthless. End of story.

  45. L.... K....

    As usual...a lively performance by the one and only Jackson 5! If you have any more footage if the Jackson 5, please post it!

  46. P.... ....

    These guys were tight in their day! Well choreographed and everything!

    P.... ....

    Hhgfuhererioioogdc

  47. V.... G....

    HHHHHEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!! they shoud have been arrested to play it this way!!! AWFULL! it's like if they all were in hurry to finish and go to piss....

  48. A.... M....

    @ 2:13 I'm dying. Ya'll laughing too, RIGHT??

  49. G.... B....

    J'aime cette music c'est le meilleure

  50. L.... S....

    You can hear more bass than usual in Michaels voice

    L.... S....

    No he sounds about right...

  51. i.... ....

    2:22-2:36 My favorite part of this performance, aww1 Michael is so cute and talented <3.

  52. J.... L....

    michael jackson didnt even know about he knew it was gonna be a problem but i think diana ross started it

  53. t.... b....

    i hate when people put Micheal Jackson and the Jackson 5 its like dam its the Jackson 5

    t.... b....

    I agree but I think they were called the jacksons here, because Jermaine married berry gordys daughter and a whole buch of stuff I am cloudy on.

    t.... b....

    unless u want to pay money u have to change your name

    t.... b....

    though it sounds like Jermaine singing in the middle.... (The Jackson's) included their little brother Randy. all 6 toured together around mid 80's.

    t.... b....

    Sorry but he only one with talent ! Voice is just divine ! everyone love it !

    t.... b....

    Exactly

  54. J.... B....

    Jackson 5, were supreme entertainers, and like no other  :)

  55. A.... G....

    Michael scatted that shit! Awesome!!!!

  56. S.... T....

    nice Michael and Jackson 5

  57. a.... ....

    good points BUT they were doing it live and they couldn't just do it like The Temps

    a.... ....

    amensupremera exactly !!

  58. a.... ....

    that was little Randy Jackson

  59. I.... P....

    Sorry, but they killed this song, it´s too fast, out of rhythm. The best cover version is from Phil Collins, it´s the most similar to perfect original version. He sang this song just for refreshing, so also young people can hear and know these 40 years old songs. He did great job.

  60. S.... ....

    Michael is a dancing miracle!

  61. J.... C....

    i never heard marlon sing lead vocals before and he nailed it

  62. G.... ....

    Correction: They put their

  63. G.... ....

    They their spin on it to be fitting. They were a much younger and funkier group, so their goal wasn't to copy because ut wouldn't be believeable. I like their energetic and entertaining spin. Y'all act like they jumping around singing about abortion, but opinion is just that, opinion.

  64. P.... J....

    avicii!!

  65. S.... C....

    Can't beat temptations and George Michael. No way near!

  66. H.... G....

    Conga not congo lol

  67. d.... a....

    Hahah sorry michael rip temptations and micael jackson king of rock roll

  68. D.... W....

    Excuse me, THE TEMPTATIONS made papa was a rolling stone.

  69. L.... ....

    My thoughts exactly.

  70. T.... ....

    Thats their baby brother Randy.

  71. T.... ....

    The choreography alone is enough to make me watch this.

  72. h.... ....

    George Michael and Seal do a great cover of this;-)

  73. s.... ....

    George Michael does an amazing cover of this song...

  74. j.... ....

    2:30 My Lord, what a voice. His brothers had to know from the jump that he was way out of their league.

  75. R.... T....

    Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 really did not do justice to "Papa Was a Rolling Stone". I've heard the Temptations classic version with the meaningful and heartfelt base in their voices. This is really a horrible cover--especially when considering the talents of Michael and even the talents of his brothers the Jackson 5. I'm thankful I've had the opportunity to hear better covers of this and Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 truly utilizing their vocal, musical, dance performance abilities.

  76. T.... D....

    I didn't ever think I would say this but MJ murdered this. There's been many better versions.

  77. T.... ....

    Papa was a rolling stone - 220Volts

  78. m.... w....

    the kid on the congo was going hard

  79. m.... w....

    some of those dance moves was kool tho but too fast for this song

  80. J.... C....

    i think many of you are not realizing the fact that this is how artist actually performed back in the 70's. They actually gave a show. Something worth seeing. Yes the tempo and theme seemed to defer from the Temptations view, but they had to make it unique in their own way, or it would've just been the Temptations up there instead of the Jackson 5.

  81. D.... T....

    I agree the song wasn't meant to be lively and happy like this

  82. L.... P....

    The tempo was a too fast, the music too energetic, and the key a too high. I personally think this was not a good cover.

  83. b.... ....

    Poor fella was just doing what he had to do before he could get a real platform to show his talents. If he was on the X-Factor he would've crashed and burned before he could make a name for himself. The guy paid hie dues and conquered the whole world.

  84. A.... ....

    Oh my G-d. What a silly show. The meaning of the song is just lost in the production. The dancing is absolutely amazing. But I am sure that Michael wanted to be an artist, a singer, not a dancing Broadway puppet. Come on!!! It really takes away from the authenticity of them as real soul musicians. I am so glad Michael ran away from this!!!! It must have drove him mad. He doesn't look like he's having fun.

  85. M.... ....

    wow i lovee some of the dance moves