Gotta Serve Somebody

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 (serve), yes, indeed

You're gonna have to serve somebody (somebody)

Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody), oh

You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage (yeah)

You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage (ooh-wee)

You may be a businessman or some high-degree thief (hey, hey)

They may call you Doctor, or they may call you Chief

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Yeah, you got to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the devil, it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody

(Serve, serve, serve, serve, serve somebody)

You may be a state trooper, you may be a young Turk (yeah)

You may be the head of some big TV network (whoa)

You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame (yeah)

You may be living in another country under another name

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Oh Lord, you got to serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the devil, it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody), now

Give me a construction worker working on a home (uh-huh)

You may live in a mansion, or you might live in a dome (well, well)

You might own guns, you might even own tanks (what you saying?)

You might be somebody's landlord, or you might own a bank (yeah, yeah)

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve)

Listen, you gotta serve somebody (serve)

Well, it may be the devil, may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride (hallelujah)

You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side

Working in a barbershop, may know how to cut hair (well)

May be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's lair (lair)

Serve somebody (got to serve somebody)

Yeah, serve somebody (you gotta serve, serve somebody)

It may be the devil, or it may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (gotta serve somebody)

You might like to wear cotton, you might like to wear silk (yeah)

You might like to drink whiskey, you might like to drink milk (uh-huh)

You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread

You may be sleeping on the floor or sleeping on a king-sized bed

Serve somebody, oh yeah (serve)

You gotta serve somebody (serve)

Well, it may be the devil, may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve, serve, serve somebody)

You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy (99)

You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmie

You may call me RJ, you may call me May (what you say)

You may call me anything, no matter what you say

You gotta serve somebody, listen y'all (serve, serve somebody)

You're gonna serve somebody (serve somebody)

Well, it may be the devil, may be the Lord

But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve, serve, serve somebody, yeah)

Uh-huh, uh-huh (uh-huh, uh-huh), yeah, Lord (yeah)

Look at him, look at him (look at him, look at him)

Serve (serve) somebody (somebody)

You got to serve somebody

(You got to) serve somebody

(You got to) serve somebody

I don't mind letting you know (serve somebody)

I said I don't mind letting you know 'bout me (serve somebody)

I choose the Lord, I'm gonna serve Him 'til I die (I got to serve somebody)

Mm-mm (I got to serve somebody)

You wanna know why, don't you? (I got to serve somebody)

Well (I got to serve somebody), He's a friend above all others

(I got to serve somebody), He's my friend

He's a doctor (I got to serve somebody), He's a mighty good doctor

Yes sir, mm (I got to serve somebody)

You see, I tried Him late one Thursday evening (I got to serve somebody)

Didn't have a dime, nowhere to go (you got to serve somebody)

Fall down on my knees, that's all I gotta do, you see (you got to serve somebody)

I got a royal telephone, can call Him anytime I please (you got to serve somebody)