Gotta Serve Somebody (Take 1)

One, two, three... 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 may be a socialite with a long string of pearls But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, ah yes you are 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 You may be a rock ’n’ roll addict prancing on the stage You may have 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, oh yeah 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 You may be a state trooper, you may be a young Turk You may be the head of some big TV network You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame You might be living in another country under another name But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, ah yeah 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 You may be a construction worker working on a home You may live in a mansion, you may be livin' in a dome You may own guns and might own tanks You maybe somebody’s landlord, you might even own banks But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes you are 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 You might be a preacher full of spiritual pride You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side You may be workin’ in a barbershop and know how to cut hair You may be somebody’s mistress, may be somebody’s heir But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, ah yeah 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 You might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk You may be eatin' caviar, you may be eatin' bread You may be sleeping on the ground or sleeping in a king-sized bed But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed 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