All my friends had to ask me
Somethin´ they didn´t understand-a
How I get all the women
In the palms of my hand, now
And I told them, to treat her like a lad-ay
(You got-to, got-to treat her like)
Um-hum all the best you can do
(Treat her like, you got-to, got-to treat her like)
You got to treat her like a lad-ay, she give into you
Ah-hum now who can see, you know what I mean?
I know you heard (treat her right)
That a woman (got-ta treat her right)
Will soon take advantage (treat her right) of you
(Got-ta treat her right)
Let me tell you (treat her right)
My friend (got-ta treat her right)
There just ain´t no (treat her right) subsititute-ta
(Got-ta treat her right)
You oughta a treat her like a lad-ay
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like)
Um-hum, all (treat her like) the best you can do
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like)
You got-ta treat her like a lad-ay
She give into you, ah-hum
Now who can see? you know what I mean
Oh, you´ve got to love her (love her)
Tease her (tease her)
But most of all you´ve got-ta please her
(Please her)
You´ve got-ta hold her (hold her)
Now an want her (want her)
And make her feel you´ll always need her
(Need her)
You know a woman (woman)
Is sentimental (woman)
And so easy (woman) to upset (woman)
So make her feel (feel)
That she´s for real (real)
An she give you happiness
Whoa-oh-oh
Strange (treat her like) as it seems-a
(You got-ta treat her like)
You know you can´t (treat her like) a woman mean
(Got-ta treat her like)
So my friends, now there you have it
I said it´s the easy simple way
Now if you fail, uh, ta do this
Don´t blame her if she looks my way-a
Cause I´m gonna a
A treat her like a lad-ay
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like)
Um-hum, so affec (treat her like) tionately
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like)
I´m gonna treat her like a lad-ay
She give into me, uh-huh
Now who can see?
You know what I mean
Oh you gotta a treat her like a lad-ay
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like)
Um-hum, all the best you can do
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like)
You got-ta treat her like a lad-ay
She give into you...
Treat Her Like a Lady
Recorded By: Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
Words and Music By: Eddie Cornelius