Sympathy For The Devil

(album: The Devil's Jukebox - 2023)

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 man's soul and faith
I was 'round 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
I hope you guess my name, oh yes
What's puzzling you
Is just the nature of my game, oh yes

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
So I killed the Tzar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you
I hope you guess my name, oh yeah
What's been puzzling you
Is just the nature of my game, oh yeah

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
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reach Bombay

Pleased to meet you
I hope you guess my pretty name, alright
What's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game, alright

Pleased to meet you
I hope you guess my pretty name, oh yeah
What's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game

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

Pleased to meet you
I hope you guess my name, oh yeah
What's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game, alright