Aretha Franklin - Sweet Sixteen Lyrics






When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
You just left your home then, woman
Ah, the sweetest thing I'd ever seen

But you wouldn't do nothing, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
You wouldn't do nothing for me, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
You know you ran away from your home, baby
And now you wanna run away from old B. too

You know I loved you, baby
I loved you before I could call your name
You know I loved you, baby
Baby I loved you, I love you before I could call your name
Well, it seems like everything I do now baby
Everything I do is in vain

My brother's in Korea, baby
My sister's down in New Orleans
Brother's in Korea baby
My sister's down in New Orleans
You know I'm having so much trouble woman
Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me

You know I love you
and I'll do anything you tell me to
You know I love you
and I'll do anything you tell me to
Well, there ain't nothing in the world, woman
Babe, it ain't nothing
Nothing in the world I wouldn't do it for you

You can treat me mean, baby
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
You can treat me mean baby
But I'll 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
The sweetest thing I ever seen
You know I'm having so much trouble, woman
Baby I wonder
Yes I wonder
Baby I wonder
Oh, I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me





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  1. C.... W....

    Lord, I miss her!

  2. J.... B....

    Oh Aretha my heart my ♥

  3. S.... L....

    That run at 2:34 - 2:37 is just fierce!

  4. Z.... A....

    Mrs. Franklin, you have no idea how much I'm missing you right now and sadly, I guess you'll never know. It's funny how much you can love a person that didn't even know you existed ..cause lord knows I love Aretha Louise Franklin 💓💓💓💓 gone but never forgotten and forever in my heart !

    Sn : thank you for being a role model, thank you for showing the world the true meaning of a queen. You we're confident in everything you did. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A FEMINIST AND A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. Thank you for standing up for our people... There is so much more things that I want to thank you for but there not enough time in this world for me to finish them ...so THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. I LOVE YOU, RIP 💙💙🙏🏾

  5. O.... ....

    Love that dress Ree.

  6. A.... L....

    You go girl, get it dress.

  7. j.... p....

    Can you do a vidoe about malhaila Jackson singing style

  8. B.... L....

    A Melhor Vocalista.😍😍

  9. a.... j....

    The QUEEN MOTHA ALL HAIL 👑🙌

  10. a.... w....

    Aretha looked smashing here and sounded great with the blues. I love you my Queen!

  11. M.... B....

    Love that song !! Sad that the original background singers weren’t on stage with the queen..

  12. J.... K....

    Her vocal and musical timing was the Best ever!!! Still the best vocalist ever!!!

  13. N.... M....

    ANDDDDD she looked amazing

  14. N.... M....

    Can I get a lil Hallelujah!

    N.... M....

    HALLIAUH HALLIAUH 😀 😀💕 💕

  15. R.... C....

    After Aretha passed they dropped the mother fucking mic . Nothing else needs to be said because the Queen has left the physical world .

  16. H.... ....

    Sang Mama!!!!!

  17. D.... S....

    Ree ree I will never forget the voice love you badd my heart is broken it hurts so badd😘😘😘😭😭😭😭😭

  18. R.... D....

    Rainha absolutamente

  19. d.... d....

    Awesome..

  20. D.... L....

    Is it just me, I just never imagine a world without Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.

    D.... L....

    No, it's not just you. I still can't believe it!

    D.... L....

    No it's not just you. It's me and I'm sure thousands of others.

    D.... L....

    I think that thought every single day. I feel absolutely desolate about her passing. God bless the Queen of Soul forever.

    D.... L....

    I always thought Aretha would be one of the one's who would live into very old age like Nelson Mandela did or Betty White. Ya know into her 90's even if she wasn't singing anymore. But for me it's still hard to believe she's gone. Every time I watch a video clip of her from any time period it just doesn't seem real she not here anymore.

    D.... L....

    That day will be for me only the day I die

  21. L.... M....

    Man! Ms. Franklin looked so good here and the voice was in very good shape!

  22. r.... ....

    I LOVE WHEN ARETHA... makes all those different sounds...So Refreshing to the heart and spirit!!!!!!!!!!! SinnnnnnnnG....that Song "Queen of Soul!" <3

    r.... ....

    realartdrum ...me too!!!!....she was a master at it!!!...her timing was impeccable too!!!...she was about to go all the way in but they cut her off...lol

  23. D.... L....

    I miss the queen so much.

    D.... L....

    Soooo much

  24. g.... ....

    She sounds great!!!!! My fav Aretha song was jumoing jack flash

  25. M.... H....

    Sang Aretha