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Artist: Count Basie
Canonical path: /count-basie/respect
Related lyric paths: 6
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Respect
Read Respect lyrics by Count Basie on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Respect
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What you want
Honey you've got it
And what you need
Baby you've got it
All I'm asking
Is for a little respect when I come home
Do me wrong
Honey if you wanna
You can do me wrong
Honey while I am gone
But all I'm asking for
Is for a little respect when I come home
Hey little girl, you're so sweeter than honey
And I am about to just give you all my money
All I'm asking for
Is a little respect when I come home
Hey little girl, you're sweeter than honey
And I am about to give you all my money
But all I want you to do
Just give it, give it
Respect when I come home
Respect is what I want
Respect is what I need
Respect is what I want
Respect is what I need
Got to, got to have it
Got to, got to have it
Gotta, got to have it
Gotta, got to have it
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Count Basie performs "Respect", and this lyric page sits inside the Count Basie catalog on LyroVerse.
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