Sympathy for the Devil Songtext
von Rickie Lee Jones

Please allow me to introduce myself
I′m a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long time
I seen many a man′s soul to waste
I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
I made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Hey, pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
What's puzzling you?
Is the nature of my game
I stuck around at St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change


I killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a general′s rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Oh, I′m pleased to meet you

Maybe you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, ah yeah
I watched in 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

Let me please introduce myself
I′m a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
What's puzzling you?
Is the nature of my game


Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the criminals are saints
And just as heads are tails
Call me Lucifer
′Cause I'm in need of some restraint

So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, have some taste
You give me all your well-learned politesse
Or I′ll lay your soul to waste
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
What's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

What′s my name?
Tell me, sweetie, tell me, honey
What′s my name?

Whoo, hoo, hoo
Whoo, hoo, hoo
Whoo, hoo, hoo
Whoo, hoo, hoo