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The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself
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Christian & Gospel
Respect Yourself was released on January 1, 1972 by Craft Recordings as a part of the album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
Performer
Roebuck Staples
Roebuck Staples
Vocals
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Vocals
Cleotha Staples
Cleotha Staples
Vocals
Yvonne Staples
Yvonne Staples
Vocals
Eddie Hinton
Eddie Hinton
Guitar
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Guitar
David Hood
David Hood
Bass Guitar
Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Drums
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
Keyboards
Ben Cauley
Ben Cauley
Horn
South Memphis Horns
South Memphis Horns
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Luther Ingram
Luther Ingram
Composer
Mack Rice
Mack Rice
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Al Bell
Al Bell
Producer

Lyrics

If you disrespect everybody that you run into
How in the world do you think anybody's supposed to respect you?
If you don't give a heck about 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, 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
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
If you're walking 'round thinkin' that the world owe you something 'cause you 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 over your mouth when you cough, that'll help the solution
Oh, you cuss around women folk and don't even know their name, no
Then you're dumb enough to think that'll make you a big ol' man, yeah
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
If you don't respect yourself
Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Written by: Luther Ingram, Mack Rice

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