She was just sixteen, she was so sweet and clean
She walked just like she know 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."
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."