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)