First I rise, then I fall
  Seems like you don't want the love
  Of this man at all
  And it's sure been a lonely time
  Right up to the time I met you
  So if you take a love like mine
    Be tender with my love;
  You know how easy it is to hurt me
  Fanny, be tender with my love,
  'Cause it's all that I've got
  And my love won't desert me
    So you say to yourself, boy,
  You're out of your brain;
  Do you think I'm gonna stand here
  All night in the rain?
  And it's the start of a love affair
  The moment when I first met you
  And if you want I'll take you there;
    Be tender with my love;
  You know how easy it is to break me
  Fanny, be tender with my love,
  'Cause it's all that I've got
  And my love won't forsake me.
    With my love,
  Our love will seal it together.
  Oh, with our love,
  You made a promise
  You'll always love me forever.
    Be tender with my love;
  You know how easy it is to break me
  Fanny, be tender with my love,
  'Cause it's all that I've got
  And my love won't forsake me.