Sympathy for the Devil

Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste Been around for a long, long year Stole many a man's soul to waste 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 'Cause what's confusing you is just the Nature of my game I 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 blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name 'Cause what's puzzling you is just the Nature of my game (come on, come on, come on!) Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh, yeah 'Cause what's confusing you is just the Nature of my game 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 I laid traps for the troubadours Who get killed before they reached Bombay Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh, yeah But what's confusing you is just the Nature of my game Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer 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, oh, yeah Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh, yeah But what's puzzling you is just the Nature of my game (oh, yeah, get down!) What's my name? What's my name? Lucifer That's my name, baby Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Oh, come on