Songtext zu 'Symphathy For The Devil' von Ricky Vallen

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 to waste

And 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
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
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

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh, yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is 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 reached Bombay

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Oh, yeah, get down, baby

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh, yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game, mm, yeah

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer

'Cause 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, mm, yeah
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, mm, yeah

But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Mm mean it, get down
Oh, yeah, get on down
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah

Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame

Oh, right
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name