Respect Yourself Songtext
von The Temptations

If you disrespect
Everybody that you run into
How in the world do you think
Anybody′s suppose 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

Now you′re the kind of gentleman
That want everything your way
Take the sheet off your face, boy
It's a brand new day

Respect yourself (na na na na)
Respect yourself (ni ni ni ni)
Respect yourself (na na na na)
Respect yourself (ni ni ni ni)

But if you don't respect yourself
Ain′t nobody gonna give a good cahoot


Respect yourself
Come on yo, say, respect yourself
Anybody here when i′m talking?, yo
Come on walk with the night

Diddi dili did the dili di
Diddi dili did the dili di
Diddi dili did the dili di
Diddi dili did did

(Diddi dili did the dili di) come on yo!
(Diddi dili did the dili di) say begin!
(Diddi dili did the dili di) everybody say!
(Didi dili did did) di did yeah

If you're walkin′ 'round thinking
That the world owes you something ′cause you're here
Well, you goin′ out the world backwards
Like you did when you first come here
Love and mercy

Keep talkin' 'bout the president
It won′t stop air pollution
Put your hand o′er your mouth
When you cough that'll help the solution, yes it will


You curse around women
But you don′t even know their names
Then you're dumb enough to think
That make you a big ol′ man

Respect yourself (na na na na)
Respect yourself (ni ni ni ni)
Respect yourself (na na na na)
Respect yourself (ni ni ni ni)

If you don't respect yourself
Ain′t nobody gonna give a good cahoot

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

Respect yourself
Come on, respect yourself
If you don′t respect yourself
Ain′t nobody gonna give a good cahoot

Respect yourself
Well, well, respect yourself
Come on, respect yourself
Come on, respect yourself