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(gentle music) 00:01

♪ Well, I was born an original sinner ♪ 00:39

♪ I was born from original sin ♪ 00:43

♪ And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done ♪ 00:47

♪ There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin hey ♪ 00:51

(upbeat music) 00:56

♪ My mother told me good, my mother told me strong ♪ 01:11

♪ She said, be true to yourself and you can't go wrong ♪ 01:14

♪ But there's just one thing that you must understand ♪ 01:18

♪ You can fool with your brother ♪ 01:22

♪ But don't mess with a missionary man ♪ 01:25

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪ 01:29

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪ 01:33

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪ 01:36

♪ Oh, the missionary man, he's got god on his side ♪ 01:41

♪ He's got the saints and apostles backin' up from behind ♪ 01:45

♪ Black eyed looks from those bible books ♪ 01:50

♪ He's a man with a mission, got a serious mind ♪ 01:53

♪ There was a woman in the jungle and a monkey on a tree ♪ 01:57

♪ The missionary man, he was followin' me ♪ 02:01

♪ He said, Stop what you're doing ♪ 02:04

♪ Get down upon your knees ♪ 02:06

♪ I've a message for you that you better believe ♪ 02:08

♪ Hey ♪ 02:34

♪ Well, I was born an original sinner ♪ 03:15

♪ I was born from original sin original sin ♪ 03:19

♪ And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done ♪ 03:23

♪ There'd be a mountain of money ♪ 03:27

♪ Don't ask, we're in the know ♪ 03:42

♪ Oh baby don't mess with a missionary man ♪ 03:45

♪ Leave him alone now missionary man ♪ 03:52

♪ Don't you mess with him, no, no missionary man ♪ 03:56

♪ Missionary man ♪ 04:02

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪ 04:05

♪ Don't you mess with that man ♪ 04:09

♪ Missionary man ♪ 04:15

Missionary Man

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart

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Lyrics:

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ 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 ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Oh, 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 a message for you that you better believe ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Well, I was born an original sinner ♪

♪ I was born from original sin 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 ask, we're in the know ♪

♪ Oh baby don't mess with a missionary man ♪

♪ Leave him alone now missionary man ♪

♪ Don't you mess with him, no, no missionary man ♪

♪ Missionary man ♪

♪ Don't mess with a missionary man ♪

♪ Don't you mess with that man ♪

♪ Missionary man ♪

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
sinner /ˈsɪnər/ B2	noun - a person who commits a sin
missionary /ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri/ B2	noun - a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
strong /strɔŋ/ A2	adjective - having power or strength
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a communication containing information or news
fool /fuːl/ B2	verb - to deceive or trick someone
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
wrong /rɔŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - the darkest color, the result of the absence of or complete absorption of light
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ B1	noun - a dense forest in a tropical area
monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ A1	noun - a small to medium-sized primate
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a perennial plant with an elongated stem or trunk