[00:03.579]All my friends had to ask me
[00:07.610]Somethin' they didn't understand
[00:11.123]How I get all the women
[00:15.076]In the palms of my hand
[00:18.565]I told them, treat her like a lad-ay
[00:23.487]Do the best you can do
[00:26.043]You got to treat her like a lad-ay, she give into you
[00:31.996]Ah-hum now you can see, you know what I mean?
[00:37.382]I know you love her like a woman
[00:41.344]And she'll soon take advantage of you
[00:44.955]So let me tell you my friend
[00:48.833]That there ain't no substitute
[00:52.394]You got to treat her like a lady
[00:56.984]Do the best you can do
[00:59.786]You got to treat her like a lady
[01:03.350]She'll give into you
[01:07.304]Now you see, you know what I mean
[01:10.635]Oh, you've got to love her
[01:13.547]Tease her
[01:14.844]But most of all you've got-ta please her
[01:18.543]You've got-ta hold her
[01:21.027]Want her
[01:22.370]And make her feel you'll always need her
[01:26.136]You know a woman
[01:27.990]Is sentimental
[01:30.070]And so easy to upset
[01:33.562]So make her feel
[01:35.459]That she's for real
[01:37.537]An she give you happiness
[01:41.786]Strange as it seems
[01:44.847]You know you can't treat (her like) a woman mean
[01:48.851]So my friends, there you have it
[01:52.554]It's an easy and simple way
[01:56.062]And if you fail, to do this
[02:00.069]Don't blame her if she looks my way
[02:03.607]I'm gonna
[02:04.748]Treat her like a lad-ay
[02:08.482]So affectionately
[02:11.051]I'm gonna treat her like a lad-ay
[02:14.583]She give into me
[02:18.588]Now you can see? You know what I mean
[02:22.373]You gotta a treat her like a lad-ay
[02:27.317]Do the best you can do
[02:29.872]You gotta treat her like a lady
[02:33.396]She'll give into you
[02:39.835]Treat her like a lad-ay
[02:44.856]You gotta treat her like a lady
[02:50.113]She 'll give into you

All my friends had to ask me
Somethin' they didn't understand
How I get all the women
In the palms of my hand
I told them, treat her like a lad-ay
Do the best you can do
You got to treat her like a lad-ay, she give into you
Ah-hum now you can see, you know what I mean?
I know you love her like a woman
And she'll soon take advantage of you
So let me tell you my friend
That there ain't no substitute
You got to treat her like a lady
Do the best you can do
You got to treat her like a lady
She'll give into you
Now you see, you know what I mean
Oh, you've got to love her
Tease her
But most of all you've got-ta please her
You've got-ta hold her
Want her
And make her feel you'll always need her
You know a woman
Is sentimental
And so easy to upset
So make her feel
That she's for real
An she give you happiness
Strange as it seems
You know you can't treat (her like) a woman mean
So my friends, there you have it
It's an easy and simple way
And if you fail, to do this
Don't blame her if she looks my way
I'm gonna
Treat her like a lad-ay
So affectionately
I'm gonna treat her like a lad-ay
She give into me
Now you can see? You know what I mean
You gotta a treat her like a lad-ay
Do the best you can do
You gotta treat her like a lady
She'll give into you
Treat her like a lad-ay
You gotta treat her like a lady
She 'll give into you