Sympathy For The Devil 
Composer(s): Mick Jagger - Keith Richards
First recording/First release by: The Rolling Stones - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists

Titles In Other Languages:
1979 - Der Teufel In Euch (Peter Schleicher)
2008 - Sympati For Djævlen (Lars Lilholt Band)



Please allow me to introduce myself 
I'm a man of wealth and taste 
I've been around for a long, long years 
Stole many a man's soul and faith 

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 
(woo woo, woo woo) 

I watched with glee 
While your kings and queens 
Fought for ten decades 
For the gods they made 
(woo woo, woo woo) 

I shouted out, 
"Who killed the Kennedys?" 
When after all 
It was you and me 
(who who, who who) 

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 
(woo woo, who who) 

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

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

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 
(who who, who who) 

So if you meet me 
Have some courtesy 
Have some sympathy, and some taste 
(woo woo)
Use all your well-learned politesse 
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah 
(woo woo, woo woo) 

Pleased to meet you 
Hope you guessed my name, um yeah 
(who who)
But what's puzzling you 
Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down 
(woo woo, woo woo) 

Woo, who 
Oh yeah, get on down 
Oh yeah 
Oh yeah! 
(woo woo) 

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, who 
woo, woo 
Woo, who 
Woo, woo 
Woo, who, who 
Woo, who, who 
Oh, yeah 

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

Woo, who, who 
Woo, who, who 
Woo, who, who 
Woo, who, who 
Woo, who, who 
Woo, who, who 
Oh, yeah 
Woo woo 
Woo woo