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Respect Lyrics

Artist: Aretha Franklin
Album: Respect

(oo) What you want
(oo) Baby, I got
(oo) What you need
(oo) Do you know I got it?
(oo) All I'm askin'
(oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone
Ain't gonna do you wrong (oo) 'cause I don't wanna (oo)
All I'm askin' (oo)
Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)

I'm about to give you all of my money
And all I'm askin' in return, honey
Is to give me my profits
When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a)
Yeah baby (just a, just a, just a, just a)
When you get home (just a little bit)
Yeah (just a little bit)

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Ooo, your kisses (oo)
Sweeter than honey (oo)
And guess what? (oo)
So is my money (oo)
All I want you to do (oo) for me
Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re ,re)
Yeah baby (re, re, re ,re)
Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit)
When you get home, now (just a little bit)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Take care, TCB

Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me,
sock it to me, sock it to me)
A little respect (sock it to me, sock it to me,
sock it to me, sock it to me)
Whoa, babe (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
I get tired (just a little bit)
Keep on tryin' (just a little bit)
You're runnin' out of foolin' (just a little bit)
And I ain't lyin' (just a little bit)
(re, re, re, re) 'spect
When you come home (re, re, re ,re)
Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit)
And find out I'm gone (just a little bit)
I got to have (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)

Comments/Interpretations

by Bulgarian on 5/15/2008 7:07am
great song:)why dont you check the version of denitsa georgieva in music idol bulgaria and not only,check out all of her performances(nutbush city limits,proud mary etc)!greetings!!!

by KIONA on 5/30/2008 7:25pm
I LOVE THE SONG

by colin on 10/22/2008 4:33pm
you suck

by Jacqueline on 10/27/2008 10:33am
Great lyrics

by Phyllis on 11/29/2008 7:45pm
the song is amazing

by the jerk on 12/8/2008 11:28am
disrespect

by Sancia Myran on 1/20/2009 2:58pm
Omfg!!!i love this song i always sing this song in a brush after getting out of the shower its so awsome who ever made this song is a genius!!!!=]

by THE TRUTH on 1/21/2009 10:14pm
THIS IS NOT HER SONG.

by Ty on 3/1/2009 9:21am
Your songs are so amazing i love them you should come down tobutler and sing respect i will SCREAM AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS

by Tyron on 3/1/2009 12:13pm
this song is the bomb i love this song

by T on 3/16/2009 5:04pm
it is not "profits" it is propers

by Ray Jay on 7/27/2009 7:52pm
Whats TCB mean....
Take care TCB?

by the vampire, twilight on 9/2/2009 5:36pm
Hey Ray Jay! TCB means: Take Care Baby, bye ttyl, bye the way, i'm a friendly vampire, seriously, i'm not joking, i'm really really a real vampire named Twilight. Well bye! ttyl!

by the vampire, twilight on 9/2/2009 5:40pm
Oh i'm cookin things, cookin things, cookin things that people will cheeeeewwwww!

THIS SONG IS FROM iCARLY, IT IS NOT COPYRIGHT! SPENCER SINGS IT WHEN THE EVIL VALORIE GOES OVER TO CARLY'S APARTMENT FOR A DATE WITH FREDDIE! TTYL PEOPLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!REMEMBER! ALWAYS PICK A CAMAL'S NOSE!

by alyssa sweeney on 4/28/2010 9:35am
hala como te llamas?!?!?

by alyssa sweeney on 4/28/2010 9:36am
this song turns me on

by chandler coleman on 4/28/2010 9:36am
i stalk and watch zachary

by sara foster on 4/28/2010 9:37am
imma whore!! wanna do me 406 3466

by Bruce R on 7/1/2010 12:37pm
What is TCB? when the lyrics say after the last spelling of respect the next lyric is take care TCB, who or what is TCB?

by kelly on 7/19/2011 9:16pm
TCB means "take care of business" so the line is

take care... take care of business

by Sorgroth on 8/14/2011 7:01pm
HEY YES I TJHINK IT TOO GOOD MBUT I LIKE IT YES HAHAHAHAAHAHGGHAA

by bg on 10/27/2011 3:24pm
Hmm I wonder why she jus didn't say the whole sayin tcb not to lazy aretha lol jk

by Aretha Franklin's old Friend on 12/8/2011 8:08pm
I'm so glad you all like Aretha's song it came from her and i would like to say some of the lyrics isnt right they may need to check with that i love america and aretha as well and all my kids god bless ya'll
-Old Friend

by Gr8fAn on 12/10/2011 1:02pm
cLaSiQ tRaCK....i truly do love this song!!RESPECT to Aretha Franklin...=)

by nj on 12/11/2011 5:23pm
wow this song is really good

by imani on 12/11/2011 6:52pm
i am only 9 and i love this song. i sing it in the shower,bushing my hair and when i am at school!!

by imani on 12/11/2011 6:55pm
Really you are Aretha Frabklin's old friend!!

by nelliebyrd on 2/12/2012 8:34am
give me some respect man!

by caitlin on 2/14/2012 7:24pm
i love that song

by cece johns on 3/22/2012 9:26pm
OMG i <3 aretha franklin!!!!!!!!!!! people give respect!!!

by Tiara Deas on 1/21/2013 5:36pm
best song ever

by Smilingsummer on 10/17/2018 4:43pm
Love this song!:)