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, you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil
or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Serve somebody
You may be a rock and roll addict
prancing on the stage
You might have drugs at
your command
wearing in a cage
You may be a businessman
or some high degree C
They may call you doctor,
they may call you chief
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Serve somebody
Yes, indeed, you're gonna
have to serve somebody
Serve somebody
And it may be the devil,
or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to
serve somebody
Serve somebody
You may be a state trooper,
you might be a young Turk
You might be the head
of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor,
you may be blind or lame
Livin' in another country,
under another name
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Yes, indeed, you're gonna have
to serve somebody
You may be a construction worker
workin' on a home
You may be livin' in a mansion,
you might live in a dorm
You might own guns
and you might even own tanks
You might be some of these landlords,
you might even own banks
But you're gonna have to
serve somebody
Serve somebody
Yes, indeed, you're gonna
have to serve somebody
Serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil
or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to
serve somebody
Serve somebody
You may be a preacher
with a spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman
taking bribes on the side
You may work in a barber shop,
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, indeed, you're gonna have
You may call me Zimmy
You may call me RJ,
you may call me Ray,
you may call me anything,
but no matter what you say,
you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Yes, indeed, you're gonna
have to serve somebody.
And it may be the devil,
or it may be the Lord,
But you're gonna have
to serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Oh -whoa rho
Lookin' for someone