Respect by Aretha Franklin — ESL Song Worksheet | English Plans

RESPECT

// ARETHA FRANKLIN · 1967 //

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

    Verse 1
Hey, what you (1)
(oo) Baby, I (2)
(oo) What you (3)
(oo) Do you know I got it?
(oo) All I'm (4)
Is for a little (5) when you come (6) (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(Just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

Verse 2
I ain't gonna do you (7) 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)

Verse 3
I'm about to give you all of my (8)
And all I'm askin' in return, (9)
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) Do it for me now, just a little bit

Verse 4
Ooo, your (10) (oo)
(11) 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)

Chorus
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it (12) 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)

Outro
Whoa, babe (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
I get (13) (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)
'spect
When you come home (re, re, re, re)
Or you might walk in (respect, just a little bit)
And find out I'm (14) (just a little bit)
I got to have (just a little bit)
A little respect (just a little bit)
  

Respect

Aretha Franklin · 1967

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Song Worksheets

Add the Adjective

For each noun from the song, write a suitable adjective that could describe it.

1. respect →

2. money →

3. home →

4. kisses →

5. honey →

6. profits →

Finish the Lyric

Complete these lines from the song. Be creative but keep the rhythm and rhyme.

1. All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you...

2. I'm about to give you all of my money, and all I'm askin' in return...

3. Your kisses are sweeter than honey, and guess what, so is my...

4. I get tired, keep on tryin', you're runnin' out of...

5. Find out what it means to me, R-E-S-P-E...

Did you know?

Read these facts about the song. Which one surprises you most?

🎵Aretha Franklin's version of 'Respect' became more famous than Otis Redding's original 1965 recording.
⭐The song became an anthem for both the civil rights movement and women's rights movement in the 1960s.
🎸Franklin added the famous 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' spelling and 'TCB' (Taking Care of Business) to the original song.
📀This song was Aretha Franklin's first number one hit and stayed at the top for two weeks.
🎤The backup singers spelling out 'respect' were Franklin's sisters Erma and Carolyn Franklin.

Discussion & analysis

Discuss each question with your partner.

1What does respect mean in a relationship? Give examples.
2Why do you think this song became so popular in the 1960s?

3How do you show respect to people in your daily life?
4Is it possible to have love without respect? Explain your answer.

🎨 Play It! — Draw It!

Student comes to the board and draws — no letters, words, or numbers. They must draw the song title or artist name. Class guesses. Set a 60-second timer for each turn.