Gotta Serve Somebody - Shirley Caesar.mp3

[00:04.26]You may be an ambassador to England or France
[00:07.35]You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
[00:13.71]You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
[00:21.48]You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls
[00:27.12]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[00:34.08]You're gonna have to serve somebody
[00:39.24]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[00:47.22]But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[00:48.96]You might be a rock 'n' roll addict prancing on the stage
[00:54.09]You might have drugs at your command, women in a cage
[00:59.64]You may be a business man or some high degree thief
[01:05.67]They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief
[01:10.35]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[01:15.30]You're gonna have to serve somebody
[01:21.87]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[01:29.10]But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[01:33.21]You may be a state trooper, you might be a young Turk
[01:38.76]You may be the head of some big TV network
[01:44.31]You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
[01:49.86]You may be living in another country under another name
[01:56.19]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[02:00.33]You're gonna have to serve somebody
[02:01.56]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[02:11.58]But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[02:17.76]You may be a construction worker working on a home
[02:23.28]You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
[02:28.89]You might own guns and you might even own tanks
[02:34.44]You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks
[02:39.48]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[02:45.03]You're gonna have to serve somebody,
[02:46.56]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[02:57.27]But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[03:02.43]You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
[03:07.83]You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
[03:13.38]You may be workin' in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
[03:19.05]You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir
[03:25.50]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[03:29.04]You're gonna have to serve somebody
[03:30.54]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[03:40.74]But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[03:43.98]Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
[03:44.91]Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
[03:46.83]You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
[03:58.02]You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed
[04:04.62]But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[04:13.56]You're gonna have to serve somebody
[04:14.58]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[04:25.71]But you're gonna have to serve somebody
[04:26.88]You may call me Terry, you may call me Timmy
[04:28.98]You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
[04:32.73]You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
[04:36.99]You may call me anything but no matter what you say
[04:44.79]You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes, indeed
[04:50.28]You're gonna have to serve somebody
[04:56.82]Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
[05:12.48]But you're gonna have to serve somebody