Oh she may be weary
and young girls
they do get weary
Wearing that
same old shabby dress
But when she gets weary
try a little tenderness
yeah, yeah
You know she's waiting
just anticipating
The things that she
never, never, never
never possesses yet
But while she's
there waiting
and without them
try a little tenderness
That's what you've
got to do
It's not just
sentimental, no, no, no
she has her grief
and her care
yeah, yeah, yeah
But for soft words
we all spoke so gentle
It makes it easier
easier to bear
You won't
regret it, no, no
young girls they
never forget it
Love is their
only happiness, yeah
but it's all so easy
All you gotta do is
try a little tenderness
Yeah all you gotta
Is do a dance
hold her where
you wanna
Squeeze her
gonna tease her
never leave her
You got to
You got to
try a little tenderness
You gotta
know how to
love her man
You gotta squeeze her
don't tease her
never leave
you've gotta hold on
You got to
try a little tenderness
yeah, yeah, yeah
you gotta, you gotta
You've gotta love her
squeeze her
oh please her
Gotta, gotta
nah nah nah
gotta try
a little tenderness