Respectful yourself
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, respect yourself
  You need to
  Respect yourself
  Oh, oh, oh
  Respect yourself
  Respect yourself, oh yeah
  If you disrespect everybody that
  Your running to (yeah, yeah, yeah)
  How in the world do you
  Think anybody's gonna respect you
  (oh,oh)
  If you don't give heck about the man
  The bible in his hand
  Just get out the way and let the
  Gentleman do his thangs (ah, ah)
  Your the kind of gentleman
  That want everything
  Your way (huh) oh yeah
  Take the sheet off your
  Face boy (yeah)
  It's a brand new day
  (Chorus)
  Oh you walk around thinking
  That the world owes you something
  Cause you're here (yeah) you're
  Going out the world backward like
  Ya did when you first came here
  (Say well) well
  You talk about the president
  Won't stop the air pollution
  (Won't stop) no, no, no
  Just put ya hand on ya mouth that
  Help the solution (yeah)
  Oh, you cuss around women folk
  And don't even know their name
  (You don't know) you don't even know
  their name
  And dumb enough to think that'll
  A make you a bigger man, (big-o-man)
  (Chorus)
  If you don't respect yourself
  Then ain't nobody gonna give a big
  Cahoot, oh, oh, oh