When I first met you, baby   Baby, you were just sweet sixteen   First met you, baby   Baby, you were just sweet sixteen   You just left your home then, baby   The sweetest thing I'd ever seen      But you wouldn't do nothing, baby   You wouldn't do anything I ask you to   You wouldn't do nothing for me, baby   You wouldn't do anything I ask you to   You know you ran away from your home, baby   And now you wanna run away from old B too      You know I love you, baby   And I'll do anything you tell me to do   You know, you know I love you, baby   Baby I love you and I'll do anything you tell me to   Nothing in the world, baby   Babe, it ain't nothing   Nothing in the world I wouldn't do it for you      I just got back from Vietnam baby   And you know I'm a long long way from New Orleans   I just got back from Vietnam baby, oh baby   And I'm a long long way from New Orleans   I'm having so much trouble baby   Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me?      Treat me mean, baby   But I'll keep on loving you just the same   Treat me mean, treat me mean baby   I'll keep loving you, 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   Yes the sweetest thing I've ever seen   Ye, you know I'm having so much trouble, people   Baby I wonder, yes I wonder, baby I wonder   Oh, I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me