Lyrics:

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 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, ha ha

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
So 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, yeah, get down, baby

Ooooh
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
’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, ooooh
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what’s puzzling you
Is the, nature of my game, oh yeah
Oh yeah!
Tell me baby, what’s my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Ooo, who
Ooo, who
Ooo, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Oh, yeah
Tell me, baby, what’s my name
Tell me, sweetie, what’s my name
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Oh, yeah

Release info:

Released: December 1994 (Europe)
January 14th, 1995 (UK)

UK Chart peak: 9

???? 7"
Tracks:
Sympathy For The Devil / Escape From Paris (NOT a GN'R track!)

GED 21967 CD
Tracks:
Sympathy For The Devil / Escape From Paris (NOT a GN'R track!)

Both tracks from the Geffen album
"Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Interview With The Vampire".

W. Axl Rose vocals, keyboards
Slash lead and rhythm guitars
Paul Huge rhythm guitar
Duff McKagan bass guitar
Matt Sorum drums

Produced by Mike Clink and Guns N' Roses
Engineered by Mike Clink and Jim Mitchell
Mixed by Bill Price in (ou)R SOUND