When I first met you, baby Baby, you were just sweet sixteen When I first met you, baby Baby, you was just sweet sixteen Just left your home then, baby 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 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 You know I love you, baby I love you before I could call your name You know, you know I loved you, baby Baby, I loved you I loved you before I could call your name It seems like everything I do now, baby Everything I do is in vain Treat me mean, baby But I'll keep on loving you just the same Treat me mean, baby I'll keep on loving you just the same But one of these days, baby You're gonna pay a lot of money Just to hear someone call my name 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, baby Baby, I wonder Yes, I wonder Baby, I wonder Oh, I wonder What in the world's gonna happen to me