Gotta Serve Somebody

[00:11.08] You may be an ambassador to England or France,
[00:15.90]You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
[00:21.08]You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
[00:26.06]You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
[00:30.40]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[00:35.29]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[00:41.20]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[00:45.45]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[00:51.48]You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,
[00:56.53]You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage,
[01:01.47]You may be a business man or some high degree thief,
[01:06.55]They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
[01:10.55]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[01:15.69]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[01:21.81]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[01:25.52]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[01:31.84]You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,
[01:37.32]You may be the head of some big TV network,
[01:42.04]You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
[01:46.82]You may be living in another country under another name
[01:51.14]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[01:55.97]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[02:02.32]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[02:06.14]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[02:12.47]You may be a construction worker working on a home,
[02:17.59]You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,
[02:22.84]You might own guns and you might even own tanks,
[02:27.46]You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks
[02:31.80]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[02:37.08]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[02:42.84]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[02:46.98]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[02:53.11]You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,
[02:58.25]You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,
[03:03.33]You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
[03:08.07]You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
[03:12.14]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[03:16.32]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[03:22.99]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[03:27.29]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[03:33.19]Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk,
[03:38.01]Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk,
[03:43.24]You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,
[03:48.00]You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
[03:52.41]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[03:57.36]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[04:03.36]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[04:07.30]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
[04:13.33]You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy,
[04:18.37]You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy,
[04:23.45]You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,
[04:28.46]You may call me anything but no matter what you say
[04:32.38]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
[04:38.06]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[04:43.65]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[04:47.49]But you're gonna have to serve somebody.