Gotta Serve Somebody
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You may be an ambassador to England or France,
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You may like to gamble, you might like to dance,
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You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
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You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage,
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You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage,
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You may be a business man or some high degree thief,
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They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk,
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You may be the head of some big TV network,
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You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame,
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You may be living in another country under another name
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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You may be a construction worker working on a home,
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You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome,
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You might own guns and you might even own tanks,
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You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride,
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You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side,
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You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair,
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You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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Gotta Serve Somebody
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Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk,
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Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk,
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You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread,
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You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody,
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy,
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You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy,
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You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray,
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You may call me anything but no matter what you say
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You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
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You're gonna have to serve somebody.
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Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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Gotta Serve Somebody
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