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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eurythmics
Performer
Annie Lennox
Vocals
Dave Stewart
Guitar
Patrick Seymour
Keyboards
Clem Burke
Drums
Jimmy "Z" Zavala
Saxophone
John McKenzie
Bass Guitar
Michael Kamen
Conductor
Jannick Top
Bass Guitar
Joniece Jamison
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Annie Lennox
Songwriter
Patrick Seymour
Songwriter
Dave Stewart
Songwriter
Michael Kamen
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Stewart
Producer
Jon Bavin
Mixing Engineer
Manu Guiot
Mixing Engineer
Fred Defaye
Assistant Engineer
Serge Pauchard
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 mama told me good, my mama 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 (no)
Don't mess with a missionary man (oh, no)
Don't mess with a missionary man (oh, no)
Don't mess with a missionary man (oh, yeah)
Yeah, 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" (hey)
Hey-hey-hey, oh
Hey-hey-hey, oh-oh
Hey-hey-hey, oh
Hey-hey-hey
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...
No, don't mess with him no, no
Don't mess with a missionary man
Missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man (don't mess with him)
Don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man
Missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man (people no, no)
You don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man, oh-oh-oh
Yeah-yeah
People no, no
Don't mess with him no, no
Oh-oh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Well, cut!
Writer(s): David Allan Stewart, Annie Lennox
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