(Eddie Cornelius) 

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) 

Um-hum, so affec (treat her like) tionately 
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like) 
I´m gonna treat her like a lad-ay 
She give into me, uh-huh 

Now who can see? 
You know what I mean 
Oh you gotta a treat her like a lad-ay 
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like) 
Um-hum, all the best you can do 
FADES- 
(You got-ta, got-ta treat her like) 
You got-ta treat her like a lad-ay 
She give into you...