Gotta Serve Somebody

Well, you may be an ambassador to England or France

You may like to gamble, and you might like to dance

You may be the heavyweight champion of the world

And you may be a socialite with a long string of pearls

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

And it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

Might be a rock 'n' roll adict, prancing on the stage

Might have money and drugs at your command, and women in a cage

You may be a businessman or some high degree thief

They may call you "Doctor" or they may call you "Chief"

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

And it may be the devil or it might be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk

You may be the head of some great TV network

You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame

You may be livin' in another country under another name

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

Oh it might be the devil or it might be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

And you may be a construction worker, workin' on a home

You may be livin' in a mansion or you might live in a dome

You might own guns, and you might even own tanks

You may be somebody's landlord, and you might even own banks

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

Oh, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

And you may be a preacher with your spiritual pride

You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side

You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair

You may be somebody's mistress, you may be somebody's heir

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

And it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You might like to wear cotton, you might like to wear silk

You might like to drink whiskey, you might like to drink milk

You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread

You may be sleepin' on the floor, or sleepin' in a king-sized bed

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

And it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

And you may call me Terry, and you may call me Jimmy

And you may call me Bobby, and you may call me Zimmy

You may call me Will, or you may call me Ray

You may call me anything but no matter what you say

You're gonna have to serve somebody

You're gonna have to serve somebody

Well it may be the devil or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody