Sweet Sixteen (Version 1)

by B.B. King Joe Josea recording of 1990 from Live At San Quentin (MCA MCAD-6455) (spoken: How about it?, how about it?, it takes a lot of people to make it possible, so give 'em a big hand. Everybody is working to try to make it nicer. Anyway! As I leave you... a little bit of Sweet Sixteen for the guys - just a taste - give me C for Sweet Sixteen...) When I first met you baby, baby you were just sweet sixteen First met you baby, baby you was just sweet sixteen Just left your home then baby, oh the sweetest thing I'd ever seen But you wouldn't do nothing for me baby, you wouldn't do anything I asked you to You wouldn't do nothing for me baby, oh you wouldn't do anything I asked you to You know you ran away from your home baby, and now you wanna run away from old me too My brother's in Korea baby, my sister's down in New Orleans Brother's in Korea baby, oh sister sister down in New Orleans You know I'm having so much troubles people, baby I wonder what in the world is gonna happen to me Oh yes sweet sixteen baby, sweet sixteen, oh yes The sweetest thing baby, oh yes The sweetest thing I ever seen You know I'm having so much trouble people, baby I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen oh yes You know I'm having so much trouble people Baby I wonder Yes I wonder Baby I wonder I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me

 

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