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Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Film Version) Lyrics by Dan Truhitte, Charmian Carr

The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) [Super Deluxe Edition]

2023

[ROLF]
You wait, little girl, on an empty stage
For fate to turn the light on
Your life, little girl, is an empty page
That men will want to write on
[LIESL]
To write on
[ROLF]
You are sixteen going on seventeen
Baby, it's time to think
Better beware, be canny and careful
Baby, you're on the brink
You are sixteen going on seventeen
Fellows will fall in line
Eager young lads and roués and cads
Will offer you food and wine
Totally unprepared are you
To face a world of men
Timid and shy and scared are you
Of things beyond your ken
You need someone older and wiser
Telling you what to do
I am seventeen going on eighteen
I'll take care of you
[Interlude]
[LIESL]
I am sixteen going on seventeen
I know that I'm naïve
Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet
And willingly I believe
I am sixteen going on seventeen
Innocent as a rose
Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies
What do I know of those?
Totally unprepared am I
To face a world of men
Timid and shy and scared am I
Of things beyond my ken
I need someone older and wiser
Telling me what to do
You are seventeen going on eighteen
I'll depend on you
Credits
Dan Truhitte

Dan Truhitte

Charmian Carr

Charmian Carr

About “Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Film Version)” by Dan Truhitte

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"Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Film Version)" appears on "The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) [Super Deluxe Edition]" in 2023.

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