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B.B. King – Sweet Sixteen lyrics
When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
You just left your home then, woman
Ah, the sweetest thing I'd ever seen

But you wouldn't do nothing, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
You wouldn't do nothing for me, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
You know you ran away from your home, baby
And now you wanna run away from old B. too

You know I loved you, baby
I loved you before I could call your name
You know I loved you, baby
Baby I loved you, I love you before I could call your name
Well, it seems like everything I do now baby
Everything I do is in vain

My brother's in Korea, baby
My sister's down in New Orleans

Brother's in Korea baby
My sister's down in New Orleans
You know I'm having so much trouble woman
Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me

You know I love you
And I'll do anything you tell me to
You know I love you
And I'll do anything you tell me to
Well, there ain't nothing in the world, woman
Babe, it ain't nothing
Nothing in the world I wouldn't do it for you

You can treat me mean, baby
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
You can treat me mean baby
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
But one of these days, baby
You're gonna give a lot of money
To hear someone call my name

Yes, sweet sixteen baby... sweet sixteen...
Yes, the sweetest thing baby
The sweetest thing I ever seen
You know I'm having so much trouble, woman
Baby I wonder
Yes I wonder
Baby I wonder
Oh, I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me
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When I first met you, baby Baby, you were just sweet sixteen When I first met you, baby Baby, you were just sweet sixteen You just left your home then, woman Ah, the sweetest thing I'd ever seen But you wouldn't do nothing, baby You wouldn't do anything I asked to You wouldn't do nothing for me, baby You wouldn't do anything I asked to You know you ran away from your home, baby And now you wanna run away from old B. too You know I loved you, baby I loved you before I could call your name You know I loved you, baby Baby I loved you, I love you before I could call your name Well, it seems like everything I do now baby Everything I do is in vain My brother's in Korea, baby My sister's down in New Orleans Brother's in Korea baby My sister's down in New Orleans You know I'm having so much trouble woman Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me You know I love you And I'll do anything you tell me to You know I love you And I'll do anything you tell me to Well, there ain't nothing in the world, woman Babe, it ain't nothing Nothing in the world I wouldn't do it for you You can treat me mean, baby But I'll keep on loving you just the same You can treat me mean baby But I'll keep on loving you just the same But one of these days, baby You're gonna give a lot of money To hear someone call my name Yes, sweet sixteen baby... sweet sixteen... Yes, the sweetest thing baby The sweetest thing I ever seen You know I'm having so much trouble, woman Baby I wonder Yes I wonder Baby I wonder Oh, I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Joe Bihari, Riley B. King
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