Sympathy For The Devil

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 and fateI was around when Jesus Christ
Had His moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fatePleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my gameI stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was time for a change
I killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vainI rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stankPleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my gameI watched with glee while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedy's?"
When after all, it was you and meLet me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached BombayPleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my gameJust as every cop is a criminal
And all you sinners saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraintSo, 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 wasteHey, pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game