▁full er , ▁heav ier ▁production ▁than ▁the ▁ 3 : 4 2 ▁original , ▁it ▁runs ▁for ▁ 4 : 2 5 . ▁R ather ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁single ▁version , ▁a ▁ 3 : 4 8 ▁edit ▁of ▁the ▁re - rec ording ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁all ▁compilation ▁albums ▁issued ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁with ▁various ▁other ▁artists . ▁ ▁Though ▁un cred ited , ▁" You ▁Could ▁Have ▁Be en ▁a ▁Lady " ▁bor rows ▁heavily ▁from ▁" Why ▁Don ' t ▁You ▁Qu it " ▁by ▁American ▁jazz ▁music ian ▁Edd ie ▁Harris . ▁ ▁April ▁W ine ▁version ▁The ▁song ▁had ▁further ▁success ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁Canadian ▁rock ▁band ▁April ▁W ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁for ▁their ▁second ▁studio ▁album , ▁On ▁Record . ▁Re leased ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁first ▁single , ▁it ▁was ▁their ▁first ▁hit , ▁reaching ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁R PM ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁number ▁ 3 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Hot ▁Ch oc olate ▁( band ) ▁songs ▁Category : A pril ▁W ine ▁songs ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Er rol ▁Brown ▁Category : RA K ▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : Big ▁Tree ▁Records ▁singles <0x0A> </s> ▁My c ena ▁dom ing ensis ▁is ▁a ▁m ush room