Gotta Serve Somebody

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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
 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 adict prancing on the stage
 Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
 You may be a business man 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 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 be a state trooper, you might be an 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 may be living in another country under another name
 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 construction worker working on a home
 You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
 You might own guns and you might even own tanks
 You might be somebody's landlord you might 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 with your spiritual pride
 You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
 You 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
 You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
 You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
 But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
 You're gonna have to serve somebody
 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 Jimmy
 You may call me Bobby, 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
 Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
 But you're gonna have to serve somebody

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Duration
06:38
Key
10
Tempo
96 BPM

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