/sympathy for the devil/
mick jaggers

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long long year
Stolen many a man's soul and faith
I was around when Jesus Christ
had his moment of doubt and pain
made damn sure the Pilate
washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you. hope you guess my name
Oh yeah, but what's puzzling you
is the nature of my game

I've stuck around St Petersburg
when I saw it was a time for a change
I killed the Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank held a general's rank
When the Blizrieg raged and the bodies stank

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I watched with glee as your Kings and Queens
fought for 10 decades for the gods they made
I shouted out who killed the Kennedys
when afterall, it was you and me
So let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste, oh yeah
And I lay traps for troubadors
who get killed before they reached Bombay

Repeat Chorus twice 

Just as every cop is a criminal
and all the sinner saints
as heads is tails just call me Lucifer
coz 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

Repeat chorus

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