Oh she may be weary

Young girls they do get wearied

Wearing that same old funky dress

Ooh while she gets weary weary

Won't you try ten — tenderness

You know she's there waiting

And anticipating

For the thing she'll never

Never have Oh no no

Ooh while she gets weary

Won't you try oh

Try some tenderness

Mmm hmm

And I know it

Sentimental no no ah

She had Lord she had

Her grief and cares

But when ah ha girl

Soft words were spoken

Made it easier easy girl

Easier to bear

You know you won't regret it no ah

Young girls they don't forget it

Loving the same old

Same old happiness yeah ha yeah

Ooh while she gets weary weary

Won't you try oh

Try some tenderness

I feel good Lord in the morning

You've got to hold her squeeze her

Never leave her

You got to you got to

You got to try some tenderness

I feel good yeah

I feel good Lord ow yeah

You got to hold her

Squeeze her Never leave her

You got to got to yeah

You got to

Try now try try try try

Some tenderness

In the morning you'll feel good

Whoa hold her squeeze her

Never leave her

Sock it to me sock it to

Me one more time

I feel good Lord

You got to hold her squeeze her

Never leave her

You go to You go to

You go to listen to me