Respect Yourself

Luther Thomas Ingram, Mack Rice

If you disrespect anybody that you run in to
How in the world do you think anybody's s'posed to respect you
If you don't give a heck 'bout the man with the bible in his hand, y'all
Just get out the way, and let the gentleman do his thing
You the kind of gentleman that want everything your way, yeah
Take the sheet off your face, boy, it's a brand new day

Respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself
If you don't respect yourself
Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na na na na
Respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself

If you're walking 'round think'n that the world owes you something 'cause you're here
You goin' out the world backwards like you did when you first come here yeah
Keep talkin' bout the president, won't stop air pollution
Put your hand on your mouth when you cough, that'll help the solution
Oh, you cuss around women and you don't even know their names, no
Then you're dumb enough to think that'll make you a big ol' man

Respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself
If you don't respect yourself
Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na na na na
Respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself

Respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, yeah yeah respect yourself, respect yourself yeah, respect yourself
You oughta you oughta respect yourself yeah, respect yourself

Trivia about the song Respect Yourself by The Staple Singers

On which albums was the song “Respect Yourself” released by The Staple Singers?
The Staple Singers released the song on the albums “Be Altitude : Respect Yourself” in 1971, “The Best of the Staple Singers” in 1986, “Stax Profiles - The Staple Singers” in 2006, “The Very Best Of The Staple Singers” in 2007, and “Faith And Grace : A Family Journey 1953-1976” in 2015.
Who composed the song “Respect Yourself” by The Staple Singers?
The song “Respect Yourself” by The Staple Singers was composed by Luther Thomas Ingram, Mack Rice.

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