All my friends had to ask me
Somethin' they didn't understand
How I get all the women
In the palms of my hand, now

And I told them, to treat her like a lady
(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 lady, she give into you
Ah, hum now who can see, you know what I mean?

I know you heard that a woman
(Treat her right, gotta treat her right)
Will soon take advantage of you
(Treat her right, gotta treat her right)

Let me tell you, my friend
(Treat her right, gotta treat her right)
There just ain't no substitute
(Treat her right, gotta treat her right)

You oughta a treat her like a lady
(You gotta, gotta treat her like)
Um, hum, all the best you can do
(Treat her like, you gotta, gotta treat her like)

You gotta treat her like a lady
She give into you, ah, hum
Now who can see? You know what I mean

Oh, you've got to love her, tease her
(Love her, tease her)
But most of all you've gotta please her
(Please her)

You've gotta hold her now an want her
(Hold her, want her)
And make her feel you'll always need her
(Need her)

You know a woman is sentimental
(Woman, woman)
And so easy to upset
(Woman, woman)

So make her feel
(Feel)
That she's for real
(Real)

An she give you happiness, whoa, oh, oh
Strange as it seems
(Treat her like, you gotta treat her like)
You know you can't a woman mean
(Treat her like, gotta 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

'Cause I'm gonna a
A treat her like a lady
(You gotta, gotta treat her like)

Um, hum, so affectionately
(Treat her like, you gotta, gotta treat her like)
I'm gonna treat her like a lady
She give into me, uh, huh

Now who can see? You know what I mean
Oh you gotta a treat her like a lady
(You gotta, gotta treat her like)
Um, hum, all the best you can do

(You gotta, gotta treat her like)
You gotta treat her like a lady
She give into you