Lyrics 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
might
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
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
businessman
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,
you
are
You're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Well,
it
may
be
the
Devil
or
it
may
be
the
Lord
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(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
livin'
in
another
country
under
another
name
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody,
yes,
you
arre
You're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Well,
it
may
be
the
Devil
or
it
may
be
the
Lord
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
You
may
be
a
construction
worker
workin'
on
a
home
Might
be
livin'
in
a
mansion,
you
might
live
in
a
dome
You
may
own
guns
and
you
may
even
own
tanks
You
may
be
somebody's
landlord,
you
may
even
own
banks
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Yes,
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Well,
it
may
be
the
Devil
or
it
might
be
the
Lord
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
You
may
be
a
preacher
preaching
spiritual
pride
Maybe
a
city
councilman
takin'
bribes
on
the
side
May
be
working
in
a
barbershop,
you
may
know
how
to
cut
hair
You
may
be
somebody's
mistress,
maybe
somebody's
heir
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
Yes,
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Well,
it
may
be
the
Devil
or
it
may
be
the
Lord
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(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,
you
might
like
to
eat
bread
May
be
sleeping
on
the
floor,
sleepin'
in
a
king-size
bed
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Yes
indeed,
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(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
RJ,
you
may
call
me
Ray
You
may
call
me
anything,
no
matter
what
you
say
You're
still
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Yes,
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(serve
somebody)
Well,
it
may
be
the
Devil
and
it
may
be
the
Lord
But
you're
gonna
have
to
serve
somebody
(Ooh
yeah)
(Serve
somebody)
Album
The Essential Bob Dylan
1 Just Like a Woman
2 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
3 I Shall Be Released
4 Gotta Serve Somebody
5 Shelter from the Storm
6 Tangled Up In Blue
7 Things Have Changed
8 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
9 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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