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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Niels Nielsen
Programming
Sofia Kempe
Background Vocals
Brian Reed
Harmonica
Nameless Ghoul
Keyboards
Papa Emeritus III
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Annie Lennox
Songwriter
David A. Stewart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Dalgety
Producer
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Niels Nielsen
Recording Engineer
Markus Krona
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
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)
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
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"
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 doing, get down upon your knees
I've got a message for you that you'd better believe"
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
Don't mess with a missionary man
A missionary man
A missionary man
A missionary man
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
Written by: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart