Gotta Serve Somebody

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 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
You might be a rock'n'roll addict, 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', they may call you 'Chief'
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
Oh, 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 big TV network
You may be rich or poor and you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
It may be the devil or it might be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living 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, you might even own banks
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
And it might be the devil or it might be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
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 barber shop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, you may be somebodies heir
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
And it might be the devil or it might 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 sleeping on the floor, or sleeping in a king sized bed
But you're gonna have to serve somebody,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
And it might be the devil or it might be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
You can call me Terry or you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby or you might call me Zinny
You can call me Willie or you can 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
(guitar soli)
"go ahead, Lee"
(brass soli, guitar solo)