Το ” Sympathy for the Devil ” είναι το εναρκτήριο κομμάτι από το άλμπουμ του συγκροτήματος το 1968 Beggars Banquet . Το τραγούδι είναι προϊόν της συνεργασίας Mick Jagger και Keith Richards .
Θεωρείται ένα από τα καλύτερα τραγούδια της εποχής της δημοφιλούς μουσικής και έχει συμπεριληφθεί σε πολλές λίστες “καλύτερων” όπως 106ο στα 500 καλύτερα τραγούδια όλων των εποχών για το περιοδικό Rolling Stone .
Please allow me to introduce myselfI’m a man of wealth and tasteI’ve been around for a long, long yearsStole million man’s soul an faith
And I was ’round when Jesus ChristHad his moment of doubt and painMade damn sure that PilateWashed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet youHope you guess my nameBut what’s puzzling youIs the nature of my game
Stuck around St. PetersburgWhen I saw it was a time for a changeKilled Tsar and his ministersAnastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tankHeld a general’s rankWhen the blitzkrieg ragedAnd the bodies stank
Pleased to meet youHope you guess my name, oh yeahAh, what’s puzzling youIs the nature of my game, oh yeah
I watched with gleeWhile your kings and queensFought for ten decadesFor the gods they made
I shouted outWho killed the Kennedys?When after allIt was you and me
Let me please introduce myselfI’m a man of wealth and tasteAnd I laid traps for troubadoursWho get killed before they reached Bombay
Pleased to meet youHope you guessed my name, oh yeahBut what’s puzzling youIs the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
Pleased to meet youHope you guessed my name, oh yeahBut what’s confusing youIs just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminalAnd all the sinners saintsAs heads is tailsJust call me Lucifer‘Cause I’m in need of some restraint
So if you meet meHave some courtesyHave some sympathy, and some tasteUse all your well-learned politnesseOr I’ll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah
Pleased to meet youHope you guessed my name, mm yeahBut what’s puzzling youIs the nature of my game, mm mean it, get down
Woo, whoOh yeah, get on downOh yeah
Aah 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
What’s my nameTell me, baby, what’s my name?Tell me, sweetie, what’s my name?
