Gotta Serve Somebody

Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan

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 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 a young turk

May be the head of some big tv network

You may be rich or poor you may be blind or lame

May be living in another country under another name

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

May be a construction worker working on a home

May be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome

You might own guns and you might even own tanks

You may be somebodys landlord you might even own banks

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 preacher with your spiritual pride

May be a city councilman taking bribes on the side

May be workin in a barbershop you may know how to cut hair

You may be somebodys mistress may be somebodys heir

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

Might like to wear cotton might like to wear silk

Might like to drink whiskey might like to drink milk

Might like to eat caviar Might like to eat bread

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

Well 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 timmy

You may call me bobby you may call me zimmy

You may call me r j you may call me ray

You may call me anything 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