The One-Line Lyric Challenge

Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Project 21   is an elite jazz dance company founded in 2015 in California. Here they perform to the song "Papa was a rolling stone" by The Temptations. Stunning choreography by Molly Long.

Enjoy the ear and eye candy!

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Song Prompt: "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by The Temptations (Project 21)



Song Lyrics ▶︎

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
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone

Hey Momma!
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, 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
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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