Lyrics to
Sweet Little Sixteen

This version of Sweet Little Sixteen was released by John Lennon in 1975.

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They’re really rocking in Boston
In Philadelphia PA
Deep in the heart of Texas
On down the Frisco Bay
All over Saint Louis
And down in New Orleans
All the cats want to dance with
Sweet little sixteen

Sweet little sixteen
She’s just got to have
About half a million
Framed autopraphs
Her wall is filled with pictures
She gets them one by one
Becomes so excited
Oh watch her at the run boy

Oh mommy mommy
Please may I go
You know it’s such a sight to see
Somebody steal the show
Oh daddy daddy
I beg of you
Please say it to mommy
It’s alright with you

Sweet little sixteen
She’s got the grown up blues
Tight dresses and lipstick
She’s sporting in high heeled boots
Oh but tomorrow morning
She’ll have to change her trend
Become sweet sixteen
And back in class again

They’re really rocking in Boston
In Philadelphia PA
Deep in the heart of Texas
And down the Frisco Bay
All over Saint Louis
On down in New Orleans
All the cats want to dance with
sweet little sixteen

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About Lyrics and Sweet Little Sixteen by John Lennon

The lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteen are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that John Lennon used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteen have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only John Lennon and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteen by John Lennon. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteen" means the words set to the music of Sweet Little Sixteen, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Lennon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Sweet Little Sixteen and the lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteen are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Lennon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteen, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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