This was Babbitt's memory of it
"Hey Guys.....The Undisputed Truth version was yours truly....I had first been told that the Temptations version was Leroy Taylor but then Eddie Watkins name was also mentioned to me..
Recently Wah Wah Watkins and I had a discussion about the Papa Was a Rolling...
and, intriguingly, no one seems to know who the bass player was, take your pick from
James Jamerson
Clarence Isabell
Tony Newton
Bob Babbitt
Eddie Watkins