[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 You 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