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)