(originally by Bob Dylan)
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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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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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Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
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Might have money and drugs at your commands, 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 an 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
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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
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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 working 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
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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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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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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 Jimmy
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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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Willie Nelson |