Oh, she was just sixteen, she was so sweet and clean
She walked just like she knew where she'd been
She set my blood on fire, I said, "Are you for hire?"
That's when she turned on me and screamed

"That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a lady"

She had a Southern smile, had a New York style
I couldn't let her get away
She was the girl of my dreams
And because I was mean, I had to listen to her say

"That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a lady"

Oh, I had to have her bad, but she left me mad
That ain't the way it should be
I'm gonna find that girl, take her around the world
I'm gonna love her till she screams

"That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a lady
That ain't no way to treat a lady, a lady, yeah
That ain't no way to treat a lady
To treat a lady, to treat a lady, to treat a lady