Sympathy For The Devil Songtext
von Richard Shirman

Please allow me to introduce myself
I′m a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a girl′s soul and fame
I was around when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed away
Rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank


Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
What′s puzzling you is the nature of my game

I watched with glee while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made
I shouted out, who killed the Kennedys?
When after all it was you and me

So please allow me to introduce myself
I′m a man of wealth and taste
I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reach Bombay

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
What's confusing you is the nature of my game


′Cause every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer
I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I′ll lay your soul to waste

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
What's confusing you is the nature of my game