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The Commitments
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roy Head
Roy Head
Songwriter
Gene Kurtz
Gene Kurtz
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're my man
Hey
Oh, you look me in the eye, baby
[Verse 2]
I wanna tell you a story (Tell you a story)
Every man oughta know (Every man oughta know)
If you want a little lovin' (If you want a little lovin')
You gotta start real slow (Gotta start real slow)
She's gonna love you tonight, now (She's gonna love you tonight)
If you just treat her right (If you just treat her right)
[Verse 3]
Oh, squeeze her real gentle (Squeeze her real gentle)
You gotta make her feel good (Gotta make her feel good)
Tell her that you love her (Tell her that you love her)
Like you know you should now (Like you know you should)
And she'll be glad every night (She'll be glad every night)
That you treated her right (That you treated her right)
[Verse 4]
If you practice my method (If you practice my method)
Just as hard as you can (Just as hard as you can)
You gonna get her reputation (Gonna get her reputation)
'Cause you are a man now ('Cause you are a man)
And you'll be glad every night (Right)
That you treated her right (That you treated her right)
[Verse 5]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
[Verse 6]
I wanna tell you a story (Yeah, I wanna tell you a story)
Every man oughta know (Every man oughta know)
If you want a little lovin' (If you want a little lovin')
You gotta start real slow (Yeah, start real slow)
She's gonna love you tonight (I know she's gonna love you)
If you just treat her right (I will, oh yeah)
[Verse 7]
Squeeze her real gentle (Real gentle, real gentle)
You gotta make her feel good (Make her feel good)
Tell her that you love her (She knows I love her)
Like you know you should (I know I should)
'Cause if you don't treat her right
She won't love you tonight
[Verse 8]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Written by: Gene Kurtz, Roy Head

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