All my friends had to ask me Something they didn't understand How I get all the women In the palm of my hand I told them Treat her like a lady Do the best you can do You've got to treat her like a lady She'll give in to you Oh Lord, now you can see you know what I mean I know you love her like a woman And soon take advantage of you So let me tell you, my friend That ain't no substitute You oughta Treat her like a lady Do the best you can do You gotta treat her like a lady She'll give in to you Oh Lord, now you 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 to please her (please her) You've got to hold her (hold her), want her (want her) And make her feel that 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) And she'll give you happiness Oh strange as it seems You know you can't treat a woman mean So my friend, there you have it It's an easy, 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 lady So affectionately I'm gonna treat her like a lady She'll give in to me Oh Lord, now you can see you know what I mean You gotta Treat her like a lady Do the best you can do You gotta treat her like a lady She'll give in to you Oh Lord, now you see you know what I mean (Treat her like a lady) Treat her like a lady (Do the best you can do) You gotta treat her like a lady She'll give in to you.