Ghost

Released: September 16, 2016

Songwriter: David A. Stewart Annie Lennox

Producer: Klas Åhlund Tom Dalgety

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Well, I was born an original sinner
I was born from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin (Hey!)

[Verse 1: Papa Emeritus III]
My mother told me good, my mother told me strong
She said, "Be true to yourself and you can't go wrong
But there's just one thing that you must understand
You can fool with your brother..."

[Refrain: Papa Emeritus III]
But don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man

[Verse 2: Papa Emeritus III]
Well, the missionary man, he's got God on his side
He's got the saints and apostles backin' up from behind
Black eyed looks from those Bible books
He's a man with a mission, got a serious mind
There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree
The missionary man, he was followin' me
He said, "Stop what you're doin', get down upon your knees
I've got a message for you, that you better believe"
(Believe, believe, believe)

[Instrumental Bridge]
(Oh yeah, ha, huh, yeah, ooh, oh yeah, woah)

[Chorus: Papa Emeritus III]
Well, I was born an original sinner
I was born from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money
(Money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money)

[Refrain: Papa Emeritus III]
Don't mess with the missionary man
A missionary man
A missionary man
A missionary man
Don't mess with the missionary man (Yeah)
Don't mess with the missionary man (Yeah)
Don't mess with the missionary man (Yeah)
Don't mess with the missionary man (Yeah)

Ghost, formerly known as “Ghost B.C.” in the US until the release of Meliora, is a Swedish metal band with psychedelic elements that harkens back to a more eerie period of metal, evoking the sound of bands like Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult. They won the Grammy in 2016 for Best Metal Performance.

They are well known for their occult-themed lyrics in their songs, as well as the way they portray themselves in a distantly tongue-in-cheek manner as a dark, sinister religious sect, commanded by the Emeritus bloodline.

(Papa Nihil, the oldest family member)

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