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

To  write  on

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  rogues  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  an  wiser
Telling  you  what  to  do
I  am  seventeen  going  on  eighteen
I'll  take  care  of  you

I  am  sixteen  going  on  seventeen
I  know  that  I'm  naive
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