Sweet Little SixteeN
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They're really rockin' in Boston,
in Pittsburgh, PA,
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deep in the heart of Texas and
round the Frisco Bay,
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all over St. Louis, way down in New Orleans,
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all the cats wanna dance with
Sweet Little 16.
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1. Sweet Little 16, she's just got to have
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about a half a million framed
autographs.
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Her wallet's filled with
pictures, she gets them one by one,
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becomes so excited, won't you
look at her run, boy?
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"Oh Mommy, Mommy, please
may I go?
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it's such a sight to see,
somebody steal the show.
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Oh Daddy, Daddy, I beg you,
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whisper to Mommy it's all right with you". + CHORUS
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2. Sweet Little 16, she's got the grownup blues,
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tight dresses and lipstick,
she's sportin' high-heeled shoes.
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Oh, but tomorrow mornin'
she'll have to change her trend,
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and be sweet 16, go back to
class again. + CHORUS
(capo 1st)
(Chuck Berry)