Otis Redding

Try A Little Tenderness

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Try A Little Tenderness Lyrics

	


[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

	

Submitted by

fallacies On Jun 22, 2002

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by spunkychick

13y ago

there are very few songs that turn me on, and this is definitely one of it. Otis Redding is hot, and this cover is FIRE! It's beautiful, raw, honest and I love how it mimics actual sex with the speed changing--from slow and gentle to louder and faster!

so awesome

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by moonwalker85uk

22y ago

Lol Tenacious D!They do make me chuckle!And i agree,it is a good song!U seen Shrek??Listen carefully, Eddie Murphy (the donkey) does a coupla lines outta this!

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by joanna or not

22y ago

this is my favorite song ever, ever, ever. his version is the best because of how much he puts into his songs when he sings. i love when the guy from pretty in pink breaks it down to this song :)

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by ivegotamouse 16y ago

sooo great when duckie sings it hell YES.

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by handsonmywaist

18y ago

in pretty in pink, when Duckie dances to this in the record shop ? all time favourite movie scene

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by WishYouWereHere

22y ago

Good song - I just hope the fellas' are paying attention...;) This song is like a non crude/humorous version of 'Fuck Her Gently' by Tenacious D - lol!

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by festijunk

20y ago

I'm in love with Mr Redding.

Redding did not want to record this, but Stax Records executives and his friends wore him down with a constant barrage of requests. When he finally recorded it, he did it in a way that he was "sure" that it would not be released. The ploy didn't work. Redding's version of "Try a Little Tenderness" became his signature song and the biggest selling of the records released before his death.

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by festijunk

20y ago

^^^ From www.songfacts.com ^^^

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by Cut~Up~Angels

19y ago

This Song... = Amazing.. We Use it in our A Level Drama production Of "Road" By Jim Cartwright and it makes me cry... sigh the emotion is amazing

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by JarvisforPM

18y ago

omg thats my favourite movie scene as well!!!! i love that film soooooo much and this song sums it up!!!! I love this song whenever my boyfriend comes round we slow dance to it lol its absolutely amazing!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

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by JarvisforPM

18y ago

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