You may be an ambassador
to England or France
You may like to gamble,
you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight
champion of the world
You might be socialized
with a long string of pearls
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Yes indeed,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
It might be the devil,
it might be the Lord
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Might be rockin', rollin',
prancin' on the stage
Money, drugs at your command,
women in a cage
You may be a business man,
some high D .V .P.
They may call you doctor,
they may call you thief
But you're gonna have to
serve somebody
Yes indeed,
you're gonna have to serve somebody
It might be the devil,
it might be the law,
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
Maybe sleepin' on the floor,
sleepin' in a king -size bed
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
You're gonna have to serve somebody
It might be the devil
It might be the Lord
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
You may call me Terry
You may call me Timmy
You may call me Angel
You may call me Willie,
you may call me Audrey
You may call me Ray,
you may call me anything
No matter what you say,
you're gonna have to serve
somebody
Yes indeed, you gotta serve somebody
It might be the devil,
it might be the dog,
but you're gonna have
to serve somebody.
You gotta serve somebody.
You gotta have to serve somebody.
You gotta serve somebody.
It might be the devil,
or it might be the law,
you have to serve somebody.