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,
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.
May be a rock-and-roll addict prancing on the stage,
Might have drugs at your command, 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,
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 Turk,
May be the head of some big TV network,
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
May be living 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.
May be a construction worker working 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 somebody'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 a-may be the Lord,
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
You may be a preacher preaching spiritual pride,
May be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,
May be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
You may be somebody's mistress, may be 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,
May be sleeping on the floor, sleeping 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.
Now, you may call me Terry or you may call me Timmy,
You may call me Bobby or you may call me Zimmy,
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,
You may call me anything, don't 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.