Gotta Serve Somebody - Live at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - November 15, 1979

May be an ambassador to England or France
You might like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavy-weight champion of the world
You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls

But you have to serve somebody
Serve somebody
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody

Might be a rock n' roll addict prancing on the stage
Money, drugs in your pocket, women in a cage
You may be some businessman or some high degree thief
They may call you doctor, they may call you chief

But you have to serve somebody
(Serve somebody)
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

I may be a construction worker workin' on a home
Maybe livin' in a mansion, you maybe 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, indeed serve somebody (serve somebody)
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you live to serve somebody (serve somebody)

(Serve somebody)
(Serve somebody)
(It may be the devil or it may be the Lord)
(But you gotta serve somebody)

You may be a preacher full of spiritual pride
Maybe a city councilman, takin' bribes on the side
Maybe working in a barbershop maybe know how to cut hair
You maybe be somebody's mistress, maybe even besomebody's heir

But you have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

(Serve somebody)
(Serve somebody)
(It may be the devil or it may be the Lord)
(But you have to serve somebody, yeah)

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, you might like to drink milk (yeah)
Might like to eat caviar, might like to eat bread
Maybe sleeping on the floor, maybe sleepin' in a king-size bed

But have to serve somebody (serve somebody)
Serve somebody (serve somebody)
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

(Serve somebody)
(Serve somebody)
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody (serve somebody)

It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody (serve somebody, oh yeah)
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you have to serve somebody (serve somebody, yeah)