Respect Due

Nuh respect you
To he, she or even old lady
Even cat or dog or a monkey
Now take this here advice yah
'Cause a true story
Hey bwoy listen me

Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through, uh-huh
Respect you, we call that respect you, come on
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

Nuh bother bend up your face and gwaan like you a screw
Inna your waist you nuh fi chuck no tutu
Police hold you and your eye black and blue
Say daddy twitch him just passing through
And a nuff manners and nuff respect due

Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

Say howdy and thank you don't bruk no spear
Say howdy and thank you don't bruk no spear
But anywhere me go me manners always near
So down a Corindan me say weh down a Vere
Me jack up inna the middle of some sharp square
Me make another move and reach Halfway Tree square
And stop a sip a tell you one ice cold beer
Me make another tracks go check bredda Peer
Say inna fi me heart me never carry no fear

Respect you, respect it haffi due, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through
Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

Say even a doctor respect you
And even a lawyer respect you
Say even conductor respect you
All of the nurse and the teacher respect you, come on

Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through
Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

I'm gonna walk down the road inna my neighborhood
Hail up all the people like I know I should
'Cause respect haffi due wherever you may be
Say those are the words tell to me by me granny, come on

Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through
Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

Say in the neighborhood where I man live
I man always try to move positive
Me never gwaan like me bad and gwaan too cruel
Just say hello to mommy, hello to daddy
Hello to me brother, hello to sister
Hello to the people dem who a me neighbor, come on

Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through
Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

Say anywhere me walk, me walk polite
Me just take out me Bible pray to Jesus Christ
Me just sleep by day and then me work by night
True me ambition is to talk on the mic, uh-huh

Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through
Respect you, we call that respect you, uh-huh
Manners and courtesy a that carry you through

Go tell brother Frankie, go tell bwoy Blue
Me all of the posse man me talking to you
Nuh bend up fi your face and gwaan like you a screw
I want you fi know respect haffi go due

Say even announcer respect you
And even a lawyer respect you
Say too that the governor respect you
Say too the prime minister respect you