Oh, she may be weary

And young girls, they do get weary

Wearing that same old shaggy dressBut when she gets weary

Try a little tenderness

You know she′s waiting

Just anticipating

The things that she'll never, never, never, never possesses, yeah

But while she′s there waiting without them

Try a little tenderness

That's all you gotta do, this is for you

It's not just sentimental, no, no, no

She has her grief and her care

But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle

It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

You won′t regret it, no, no

Young girls, they never forget it

Love is their only happiness

But it′s all so easy

All you gotta do is try a little tenderness

Oh yeah, yeah

Oh yeah

Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her

You′ve got to, you've got to, you′ve got to, you've got to

Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah

Squeeze her, don′t tease her, never leave her

You've got to, you've got to, you′ve got to, you′ve got to

Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah

You've got to squeeze her, don′t tease her, never leave her

You've got to, you′ve got to, you've got to

Yeah, a little tenderness, oh, tenderness, yeah, yeah

You′ve got to squeeze her, don't you tease her, never leave her

You've got to, you′ve got to, you′ve got, you've got to

Try a little tenderness, yeah, oh, woah

Baby, you′ve got, you've got to

Squeeze her, don′t you tease her, never leave her

You've got to, you′ve got to, you've got to

Try a little tenderness, yeah, oh baby

You've got to squeeze her, never leave her

You′ve got to, you′ve got to, you've got to

Got to, got to, got to, got to

Try a little tenderness, yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah