You may be an ambassador to England or France
You might 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 (serve somebody)
You gotta serve somebody (serve somebody)
Well, 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 addict prancing on the stage
You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage
You might be a business man or some high-degree thief
You may call me doctor, or you may call me chief
But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yeah (serve somebody)
You got too serve somebody (serve somebody)
Well, it may be the devil, it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
You may call me preacher with this spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
Workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, maybe somebody's heir
Serve somebody, yeah (serve somebody)
Serve somebody (serve somebody)
Well, it may be the devil, may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Serve somebody
You got to serve somebody
Serve somebody
You got to serve somebody
I don't know about you
But I choose to serve the Lord
I'm gon' serve Him 'til I die
He's a bright morning star (serve somebody)
He's the prince of peace (serve somebody)

He's a doctor, He's a medical doctor, y'all (serve somebody)
He's a lawyer in a courtroom (serve somebody)
He's my friend, He's my friend (serve somebody)
And I can call Him any time I please (serve somebody)
You see, I got a royal telephone (serve somebody)
And the line is never busy (serve somebody)
I don't need no quarter, and I don't need no dime (serve somebody)
I just bow down on my knees (serve somebody)
Father, my father (serve somebody)
Father, my father (serve somebody)
Father, I stretch my hands to thee (serve somebody)
No other help, no other help I know (serve somebody)
Well, it may be the devil, may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
It may be the devil, may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
It may be the devil, may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve
Sho' 'nuff you gotta serve somebody, yeah
(Serve somebody)