The Sound of Music movie - Sixteen Going on Seventeen lyrics

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Song by Rolf and Liesl<br /><br>

[Rolf:]<br>

You wait, little girl, on an empty stage<br>

For fate to turn the light on<br>

Your life, little girl, is an empty page<br>

That men will want to write on<br>

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[Liesl:]<br>

To write on<br>

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[Rolf:]<br>

You are sixteen going on seventeen<br>

Baby, it's time to think<br>

Better beware, be canny and careful<br>

Baby, you're on the brink<br>

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You are sixteen going on seventeen<br>

Fellows will fall in line<br>

Eager young lads and rogues and cads<br>

Will offer you food and wine<br>

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Totally unprepared are you<br>

To face a world of men<br>

Timid and shy and scared are you<br>

Of things beyond your ken<br>

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You need someone older an wiser<br>

Telling you what to do<br>

I am seventeen going on eighteen<br>

I'll take care of you<br>

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[Liesl:]<br>

I am sixteen going on seventeen<br>

I know that I'm naive<br>

Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet<br>

And willingly I believe<br>

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I am sixteen going on seventeen<br>

Innocent as a rose<br>

Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies<br>

What do I know of those<br>

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Totally unprepared am I<br>

To face a world of men<br>

Timid and shy and scared am I<br>

Of things beyond my ken<br>

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I need someone older and wiser<br>

Telling me what to do<br>

You are seventeen going on eighteen<br>

I'll depend on you<br>

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