Gotta Serve Somebody (Take 1) - Bob Dylan
Lyrics by:Bob Dylan
Composed by:Bob Dylan
Produced by:Jeff Rosen/Steve Berkowitz/Gregg Geller
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
Well it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody
You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage
You might have drugs at your command
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
Oh yeah
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 a 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
Oh yeah
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 own tanks
Maybe 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 workin' 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
Oh yeah
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 are like to wear cotton might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey might like to drink milk
You might be to eat caviar you might be to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the ground sleeping in a king-sized bed
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