Am                         C
Well I was born an original sinner. 
       G                  F
I was born from original sin. 
                Am
And if I had a dollar bill 
            C
For all the things I've done 
             G
There'd be a mountain of money 
      F
Piled up to my chin... 


Am
My mother told me good 
          C
My mother told me strong. 
            G
She said Be true to yourself 
        F
And you can't go wrong. 
            Am
But there's just one thing 
              C
That you must understand.
              G
You can fool with your brother-
                      F
But don't mess with a missionary man. 


Am                Em
Don't mess with a missionary man. 
Am                Em
Don't mess with a missionary man. 


         Am
Well the missionary man 
         C
He's got god on his side. 
             G
He's got the saints and apostles 
       F
Backin' up from behind. 
Am                          C
Black eyed looks from those bible books. 
G
He's a man with a mission 
      F
Got a serious mind. 
            Am
There was a woman in the jungle 
      C
And a monkey on a tree. 
    G                     F
The missionary man he were followin' me. 
        Am
He said stop what you're doing.
    C
Get down upon your knees. 
       G                        F
I've a message for you that you better believe