Staple Singers Respect Yourself Lyrics

If you disrespect, everybody that you run into
honey why do you think anybody's 'sposed to respect you?
If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hand.
thao,
Just get out of the way and let the gentleman do his thing.
huh
You the kind of gentleman that want everything their way.
thao,
Take the sheet off your face boy,
it's a brand new day.
ow
Respect yourself, respect yourself.
if you don't respect yourself
ain't nobody gonna give a good, the hoot nanana.

Respect yourself.
Respect yourself.

nanana, nanana
dib, dib dib dib

If you're walking around thinking that the world owes you something 'cause you're here
you're going out the world backward like you did when you, first come here.
you Keep talking bout the president who won't stop air pollution. yeah
Put your hand on your mouth when you cough, that'll help the solution. yeah
woa You cuss around women, and you don't even know their name,
then you'tell em that you think that it makes you, a big ole man.

Respect yourself,
respect yourself.
if you don't respect yourself ain't nobody gonna give a good, cahoot nanana.
Respect yourself.
Respect yourself...

\\\Respect yourself.
nanana, nanana\\\