Gotta Serve Somebody

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You may be an ambassador, to England or France You might like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be the heavyweight, champion of the world You might be a socialite, with a long string of pearls [Verse 2] You might be a rock and roll addict, prancing on the stage You might have drugs at your command or women in a cage You might be a businessman or some high degree thief They may call you "Doctor," they may call you "Chief" [Chorus 1] You're gonna have to serve somebody Serve somebody [Verse 3] You might be a state trooper, you might be a young tough You might be the head of some big TV network You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame You may be livin' in another country, underneath another name [Chorus 2] You're gonna have to serve somebody Yes indeed, serve somebody (serve somebody) Well it might be the Devil or it might be the Lord But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) [Instrumental] [Verse 4] You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride You may be a City Councilman, takin' bribes on the side You may be working in a barbershop, knowin' how to cut hair You may be somebody's mistress, maybe somebody's heir [Chorus 3] You're gonna have to serve somebody Yes, you are, mmm, yeah It might be the Devil or it might be the Lord You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) [Verse 5] 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 like to be sleeping on the floor, sleepin' in a king-size bed [Chorus 4] You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) Oh, you're gonna have to serve... (serve somebody) You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) Serve somebody It might be the Devil, it might be the Lord (serve somebody) It may be the Devil, it may be the Lord (serve somebody) You're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody) Somebody, to serve somebody