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      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