Gotta Serve Somebody – Shirley Caesar (originally by Bob Dylan)
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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
[Chorus:] But you’re gotta serve somebody, yes You’re gotta serve somebody It may be the devil, it may be the Lord Come on and 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 living in another country under another name
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You may be a construction worker working on a home You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome You might own guns and you might even own tanks You might be somebody’s landlord, you might even have banks
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You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side You may be workin’ in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair You may be somebody’s mistress, you may be somebody’s heir
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You may call me Sally, you may call me Jane You may call me Sheila, and you may call me Irene You may call me Molly, but my name is Shirley What God gave you [?]