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      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      Might be a Rock-n-roll addict   Prancing on the stage   Money, Drugs at your command   Women in a cage   You may be a businessman   Or some high DJV(?)   They may call you doctor   Or they may call you chief      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 may be a state trooper    You might be a young tough   You may be the head   Of some big TV network   You may be rich or poor   You may be blind or lame   Maybe livin’ in another Country   Under another name      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      Maybe a construction worker   Workin’ on a home   Might be living’ in a Mansion   You might live in a dome   You may own guns   And you may even own tanks   You may be someone’s landlord   You may even own banks      But you’re gonna have to serve somebody   Yes, 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 Preacher   Preaching Spiritual Pride   Maybe a City Councilman   Takin’ bribes on the side   Maybe working in a Barbershop   You may know how to cut hair   You may be somebody’s mistress   Maybe somebody’s heir      But you’re gonna have to serve somebody   Yes, 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      Might like to wear cotton   Might like to wear silk   Might like to drink whiskey   Might like to drink milk   Might like to eat caviar   You might like to eat bread   Maybe sleeping on the floor   Sleepin’ in a king-size 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      You may call me Terry   You may call me Timmy   You may call me Bobby   Or you may call me Zimmy   You may call me RJ   You may call me Ray   You may call me anything   No matter what you say      You’re still gonna have to serve somebody   Yes, you’re gonna have to serve somebody   Well it may be the Devil   And it may be the Lord   But you’re gonna have to serve somebody      Ohh Yeah   Serve Somebody