Almost eighteen, a lot of sugar and lace Almost eighteen with an angel face She says, I'm her kind of guy and if I leave her, she'll die, uh, uh I'll flip upside down and all the way around I'm acting like a clown because I think I've found The cream of the crop, I know I'll never stop I'll go on lovin' my baby, she's a grown up lady now Full skirt, don't flirt, ballerina shoes Pin slips, two lips that never sing the blues Almost eighteen, a ribbon in her hair Almost eighteen, my baby's young and fair0h, oh, I'll never let her go because, oh, I love her so, oh, oh She's gonna have her birthday then we'll run away We're gonna find a preacher, let him be the teacher Gonna honeymoon all through the month of JuneDarlin', we'll have a time until we're ninety-nine, yeah, yeah Wedding bells gonna ring, we're gonna be together I love her, she loves me, our love'll live forever Almost eighteen, she's a swingin' queen Almost eighteen, oh, what a lovely dream Until the end of time, my baby's mine, all mine, uh, uh Almost eighteen, almost eighteen, almost eighteen, almost eighteen