When I first met you, baby

Baby, you were just sweet sixteen

First met you, baby

Baby, you were just sweet sixteen

You just left your home then, baby

The sweetest thing I'd ever seen But you wouldn't do nothing, baby

You wouldn't do anything I ask you to

You wouldn't do nothing for me, baby

You wouldn't do anything I ask you to

You know you ran away from your home, baby

And now you wanna run away from old B too You know I love you, baby

And I'll do anything you tell me to do

You know, you know I love you, baby

Baby I love you and I'll do anything you tell me to

Nothing in the world, baby

Babe, it ain't nothing

Nothing in the world I wouldn't do it for you I just got back from Vietnam baby

And you know I'm a long long way from New Orleans

I just got back from Vietnam baby, oh baby

And I'm a long long way from New Orleans

I'm having so much trouble baby

Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me? Treat me mean, baby

But I'll keep on loving you just the same

Treat me mean, treat me mean baby

I'll keep loving you, 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

Yes the sweetest thing I've ever seen

Ye, you know I'm having so much trouble, people

Baby I wonder, yes I wonder, baby I wonder

Oh, I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me