This is for you] Ooh she may be weary

And them young girls they do get weary

Wearing that same old shaggy dress

But when they get weary

[You gotta] try a little tenderness



[Tell you, might not believe it, but]

You know she's waiting

Just anticipating

The thing that she'll never, never, possess,no,no

But while [all the time] she's without it

Go to her and try just a little bit of tenderness

[Thats all you gentlemen gotta do]



Oh,but its one thing

It might be a bit sentimental yeah, yeah

She has - her greaves and care

But the soft words [they] are spoken so gentle

Yeah

But, oh, that makes it, makes it easier to bear, yeah



You wont regret it

No no,

Them young girls they dont forget it

[Cause] Love is their whole, whole happiness Yes, yes, yeah



And its all so easy

Come on and try

Try a little Tenderness

Yeah Try

Just keep on trying



You've got to love her

Squeeze her

Don't tease her Make love [Get to her]

Hold her tight

Just, just try a little tenderness

Thats all you gotta do

Youve gotta hold her tight



One more time

You've got to love her

hold her Don't tease her

Never leave her

Make love to her

Hold her, man



Try a little tenderness

[Just one time] God have mercy now





All you've gotta do

Love her

You've gotta hold her

Don't squeeze her

Never leave her Y

ou gotta now,now,now



Watch it , tell everybody

Try

Try a little tenderness



You gotta make love

Don't tease her

Never leave her

Rub her down

Smooth her, soothe her

Move her

Love her

Rub her

Gotta gotta, zak it to her

Try some tenderness



Oh yeah

Tenderness

Little tendernes

Gotta, lord you gotta hold her

Squeeze her Never leave her