Oh, she may be weary
Young girls, they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress,
yes
When she gets weary,
try a little tenderness, yes
Oh, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
You know she's waitin',
just anticipatin'
The things that she will never,
ever possess
Oh, oh yes
While she's waiting,
try a little tenderness
She's not just sentimental, oh no,
She has her griefs and cares, oh,
But the soft words,
when they are spoken
kind and gentle now, yeah,
it makes it easier, easier to bear.
Oh, oh, nah, nah, nah, nah,
you won't regret it.
Young girls, they don't forget it
You know,
love is the most happy gift
Oh, Lord, yes, it's so easy
Try a little and that's it
I know, I know, I said,
You got to squeeze her,
don't tease her,
you know you got to please her
Lord, I said you've got to give
her love in the mornin'
In the midnight hour,
give it to her all through the day
I said it's so easy, easy now, oh now
You know now, yeah,
I said you've got to give her
Tenderness, Lord, tenderness
Feelin' kind and gentle, yeah
I said it's so easy, easy
Oh now, listen to me
I wanna tell you just one more time
I said you gotta give love