[DORALEE]
Hey boss!

[VIOLET]
Hey boss!

[JUDY]
Hey boss!

[VIOLET]
I come in early, I work hard
I'm always here way after dark
A little recongition would be fine (and kind)
Hey boss, it's time I called you out
You're rude, you're crude, you're mean, and loud
I work my tail off, you take credit
And pinch my every dime

In the words of Aretha
Give me some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
How dare he make me train a man
And put him ahead of me?
It's plain to see that women
Are what you truly fear
So, like them, I'll keep fighting
For thе rights that I hold dear
Hey boss!
[JUDY]
Now I'm the nеw girl on the scene
You don't have to be so mean
I learn fast, I'm eager, and I'm smart (yes, I'm smart)
Now I might be a little shy
But, that don't mean you have the right to
Treat me like a fool and break my heart

[JUDY & VIOLET]
In the words of Aretha
Give me some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

[JUDY]
You seem to get your jollies humiliating me
Now I'm just asking for a chance
Is that too much to ask?
Will you allow a few mistakes
You hateful horses ass?
Hey boss!

[DORALEE]
(spoken)
Okay, it's my turn. Wow!

(sung)
I love men, don't get me wrong
And I've always had one of my own
And I've known some really good ones
And then there's you (hee-you!)
I'd like some praise and equal pay
But he don't see it that way
To you I'm just a skirt in high-heeled shoes
[DORALEE, JUDY, & VIOLET]
In the words of Aretha
Give me some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

[DORALEE, ENSEMBLE]
And only in your dreams In your dreams
Are you gonna sleep with me
And if I didn't need it so
I'd say what I think of it
In the words of Johnny Paycheck
I'd say, "Take this job and shove it!"
Hey boss!

[ALL THREE WOMEN]
Hey boss!

[THREE WOMEN, ENSEMBLE]
Hey boss!
You'd better get better at treating us better than you do
That's true
Hey boss!
What if we should all decide to all walk out on you?
Let's do
Hey boss!
You'd better start shapin' up Shapin' up
Or it's gonna be your loss Hey, hey!
When the girls are gone
Who'll you call on?
Hey boss! Hey boss!
Hey boss! Hey boss!
Hey boss! Hey boss!
[THREE WOMEN & ENSEMBLE]
In the words of Aretha
Give me some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Now, I'm no Mother Teresa
But, I'll be all I can be

[DORALEE]
I'm not asking for a pedestal

[JUDY]
And I'm not your foot stool

[VIOLET & ENSEMBLE]
Or a chair that you can sit on

[THREE WOMEN]
We've got to change the rules

Hey boss!
No more discriminating
We've been waiting, we're still waiting!

[VIOLET]
I've paid my dues!

[DORALEE]
Me too!

[JUDY]
Me too!

[THREE WOMEN & ENSEMBLE]
Hey, it's up to you!
Whatcha gonna do?

[THREE WOMEN]
Hey!
I'm talking to you, you, you!

[ALL]
Hey boss!