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 Just get out the way, and let the gentleman do his thing You the kind of gentleman that want everything your way Take the sheet off your face, boy, it's a brand new day 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 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 keep talkin' bout the president, won't stop evolution 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 and you Dumb enough to think that'll make you a big ol man
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 Just get out the way, and let the gentleman do his thing You the kind of gentleman that want everything your way Take the sheet off your face, boy, it's a brand new day 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 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 keep talkin' bout the president, won't stop evolution 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 and you Dumb enough to think that'll make you a big ol man
A faixa foi gravada por Luther Ingram e Mack Rice e lançada em 1971 no álbum *Be Altitude: Respect Yourself* dos Staple Singers.
No mercado norte‑americano, a versão dos Staple Singers chegou ao topo, atingindo o número 12 no Hot 100 e o número 2 no Hot Soul Singles.
Em 2002 o sucesso foi induzido à Grammy Hall of Fame, reconhecendo sua importância histórica no pop e no soul.
Em 2010 a canção ocupou a 468ª posição na lista de Rolling Stone dos 500 maiores hits de todos os tempos, caindo para 464 em 2004.
A música se tornou um hino de empoderamento, sendo citada em diversas campanhas sociais e filmes de época, reforçando sua relevância cultural.
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