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If you (Cm)dis re spect ev ’ry bod y that you run in to
how in the world do you think ev ’ry bod y ’sposed to re spect you?
If you don’t give a heck a bout the man with the Bi ble in his hand,
just get out the way and let the gen tle man do his thing.
You the kind of gen tle man want ev ’ry thing your way.
Take the sheet off your face, boy,
it’s a brand new day.
Re spect your self,
re spect your self.
’Cause if you (G)don’t re spect your self ain’t no bod y gon na give a good, good hoot e nan ny, boy!
Re (Cm)spect your self,
re spect your self.
If you’re (Cm)dis re spect ev ’ry bod y that you run in to
how in the world do you think ev ’ry bod y ’sposed to re spect you?
If you don’t give a heck a bout the man with the Bi ble in his hand,
just get out the way and let the gen tle man do his thing.
You the kind of gen tle man want ev ’ry thing your way.
Take the sheet off your face, boy, it’s a brand new day.
Re spect your self,
re spect your self.
’Cause if you (G)don’t re spect your self ain’t no bod y gon na give a good, good hoot e nan ny, boy!
Re (Cm)spect your self,
re spect your self.
If you’re spect your self.
Re spect your self.
Re spect your self.
This page shows “Respect Yourself” by The Staple Singers in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Ab at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.