Girl, I wanna talk to you
I wanna whisper in your ear
And tell you stories that you've never heard before, oh baby
Girl, I wanna sing to you
I want to sing about your spirit
I've been trying to get near it for so long, yeah

And when it's over and lights are low
I'll give you so much pleasure that you'll never want to go
Give me an answer, please make it soon 'cause I
Want to be the one, that you run home to
When you really, need good lovin', yeah yeah

(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh

Girl, I wanna be with you
I want to be with you forever
Baby, tell that we'll never be apart, oh no
Girl, I want to look at you
I want to look within your beauty
You're a sweet and sexy cutie, that's for real, oh yeah

And when it's over and lights are low
I'll give you so much pleasure that you'll never want to go
Give me an answer, please make it soon 'cause I
Want to be the one, that you run home to
When you really, need good lovin'

(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ow

Be my lady
Be my lady
That's all I'm asking ya baby, ayy, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Be my lady
Be my lady
That's all I'm asking ya baby, ayy, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ou
Be my lady

In Buffalo, New York, we got a thing we do when we party
And it goes something like this
Dig this

Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Sing
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh

(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Be my lady)
That's all I'm asking you, baby
(Be my lady)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Party, baby
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Well
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Sing
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh

Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Look out, y'all, dance
Ooouahh ooouahh, ooouahh ooouahh
Yeah, yeah
(Be my lady, be my lady)
Ooh baby
(Be my lady, be my lady)
Yeah, yeah
(Be my lady, be my lady)

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Writer(s): Rick James