Treat Her Like A Lady

by E. Cornelius Jr. recording of 2000 from Start With The Soul (Rykodisc or Hannibal 1449) All my friends had to ask me Sump'in they didn't understand How I get, all the womens In the palm of my hand I told 'em treat her like a lady Do the best you can do You gotta treat her like a lady An' she'll give in to you Oh, you can see, you know what I mean I know you heard that the woman Soon take advantage-a you Let me tell you, my friend There just ain't no substitute You oughta treat her like a lady Do the best you can do You gotta treat her like a lady (Treat her like, you gotta, gotta treat her like) She'll give in to you Whoa, you can see, you know what I mean Oh, you've got to love her (love her) And tease her (tease her) But most of all you've got to please her (yeah) You've got to hold her (hold her) And want her (want her) And make her feel you'll always need her (Yeah, yeah, yeah!) You know a woman, is sentimental And so easy to upset (yea-eah-eah!) So make her feel, that she's for real And she'll give you happiness Whoa oh oh, strange as it seem You know you can't treat a woman mean So my friends (treat her like) There you have it (treat her like) Said it's the easy (treat her like) Simple way (treat her like) If ya fail (treat her like) To do this (treat her like) Don't blame her (treat her like) If she look my way (treat her like) 'Cause I'm gonna treat her like a lady So eventually, I'm gonna treat her like a lady (Got to, got to treat her like) She'll give in to me Oh you can see, you know what I mean Yeah you've got to treat her like a lady Do the best you can do You gotta treat her like a lady (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) And she'll give in to you (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) (Treat her like, got to, got to treat her like) Fading: (Treat her like)

 

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