The Rolling Stones

Sympathy For the Devil

The Rolling Stones


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

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

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  Stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was a time for a change
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  Killed the Czar and his ministers, Anastasia screamed in vain
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  I rode a tank held a gen'rals rank when the blitzkrieg
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Raged and the bodies stank

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

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  I watched the glee while your kings 
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And queens fought forten decades for the Gods they made
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I shouted out "Who killed the Kennedy's?" 
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When after all it was you and me

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

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

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

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Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners, Saints
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As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer 'cause I'm in need of some restraint
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So if you meet me, have some courtesy have some sympathy and some taste
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Use all your well learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste

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

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