Try a Little Tenderness / (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / You Send Me (Live) - Sam Cooke

Oh, she may be weary And young girls, they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress But 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

Oh, she may be weary Young girls they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress But when she gets weary Try a little tenderness You know she's waiting Just anticipating For things that she'll never, never, never, never Possess 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 care But the soft words they are spoke so gentle It makes it easier, easier to bear 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, she may be weary Young girls they do get weary Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah You know she's waiting Just anticipating For things that she'll never, never, never, never Possess, yeah But while she's there waiting, without them Try a little tenderness (that's all you gotta do) It's not just sentimental, no, no, no She has her grief and care But the soft words they are spoke so gentle, yeah It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah You won't regret it, no, no Some girls they don't forget it Love is their only happiness, yeah But it's all so easy All you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her You've got, you've got, you've got Just try a little tenderness, oh yeah yeah yeah

She may be weary, women do get weary Wearing the same shabby dress And when she's weary Try a little tenderness Oh, she may be waiting just anticipating Things she may never possess And while she's without them Try a little tenderness It's not just sentimental She has her grief and her care But a word so soft and gentle Makes it easier to bear You won't regret it, women don't forget it Love is their whole happiness And it's all so easy Try a little tenderness But a word soft and gentle Makes it easier to bear You won't regret it, women don't forget it Love is their whole happiness And it's all so easy Just try a little tenderness You've gotta try You've gotta hold her You've got to squeeze her You have to try You've got to try And always please her You won't regret it You won't regret it Oh, try a little tenderness

She may be weary Women do get weary Wearing the same shabby dress And when she's weary Try a little tenderness You know she's waiting Just anticipating things She may never possess While she's without them Try a little tenderness It's not just sentimental She has her grief and care And the word that's soft and gentle Makes it easier to bear You won't regret it Women don't forget it Love is their whole happiness It's all so easy Try a little tenderness And you won't regret it Women don't forget it Love is their whole happiness It's all so easy Try a little tenderness

I hear the cottonwoods whispering above Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's my love! The old hootie owl, hootie-hoo's to the dove Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's my love! Does my darling feel what I feel When she comes near? My heart beats so joyfully You'd think that she could hear! Wish I knew if she knew what I'm dreaming of! Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's my love! Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know Tammy! Tammy! Can't let her go! The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low Tammy! Tammy! You love her so! When the night is warm, soft and warm I long for her charms! I'd sing like a violin If she were in my arms Wish I knew if she knew what I'm dreaming of! Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's my love!

Be nice to her Whenever you can And as you cross the street always hold her hand You'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way So, smile at her When she does something wrong Be there to pick her up and make her strong You'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way Mmm, if you'll be kind Sometimes she'll be blind To the wrong things you might do If you treat her good, oh, the way that you should She'll see the goodness in you So, be sweet to her And gentle too And you'll find out what Tenderness can do You'll find out, you'll find out, you'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way Be (be sweet to her) And (and gentle too) You'll find out What, oh, what that tenderness can do You'll find out, you'll find out, you'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way

Summertime And the living is easy Fish are jumping And cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your ma' is good-looking So hush, little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And take to the sky But until that morning There is nothing can harm you No, no, no, no With your daddy and mommy Standing by

Lovable, my girl She's lovable She's lovable, my girl She's so lovable Candy's sweet and honey, too There's not another quite, quite as sweet as you I know, I know, I know, I know I've always loved you You're so lovable Whoa, I know, I know she's Yes she is, I know, I know, I know I know she's lovable, oh, yes, she is I know she's lovable, my, my, my My girl is lovable, yes, she is Whoa, love and fascination is her middle name To my heart, a sensational feel she reigns Whoa, whoa, I know, I know she's lovable Whoa, I know, I know she's a, yes, she is I know, I know, I know, I know I know she's lovable, oh, yes, she is I know she's lovable, lovable, lovable, lovable And I know she's lovable, whoa, yes, she is Whoa, she's just an angel, a sweet little angel to me When I'm without her I know, I know, I know I'm in misery Whoa, I love my girl, she's so lovable, whoa