Sweet sixteen Sweet sixteen Sweet sixteen Sweet sixteen Ah, you're the sweetest little thing That I've ever seen
But you would not, you would not do Everything that I ask you to Guess you ran away from your home, darling Now, you wanna run away from me too
Well, my brother, they sent him to Korea And my sister settled down in New Orleans Guess my mother is up in heaven And now I wonder what's gonna happen to me
Sweet sixteen Sweet sixteen Sweet sixteen Sweet sixteen Yes, you're the sweetest little thing That I've ever seen