Sixteen Going On Seventeen (The Sound Of Music)

SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN      
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
ROLF & LIESEL


KEY F


ROLF

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You wait, lit-tle girl, 

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On an emp-ty stage

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For fate to turn the light on

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Your life, lit-tle girl, 

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Is an emp-ty page

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That men will want to write on


LIESL

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To write on

ROLF

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You are six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen

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Ba-by, it's time to think

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Bet-ter be-ware, be can-ny and care-ful

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Ba-by, you're on the brink

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You are six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen

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Fel-lows will fall in line

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Ea-ger young lads and rou-es and cads

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Will off-er you food and wine

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To-tal-ly un-pre-pared are you

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To face a world of men

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Ti-mid and shy and scared are you

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Of things be-yond your ken

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You need some-one old-er and wis-er

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Tell-ing you what to do

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I am sev-en-teen go-ing on eigh-teen

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I'll take care of you


LIESL

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


INTERLUDE


MARIA

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A bell is no bell till you ring it

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A song is no song till you sing it

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And love in your heart was-n’t put there to stay

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Love is-n’t love till you give it a-way

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When you’re six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen

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Wait-ing for life to start

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Some-bod-y kind who touch-es your mind

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Will sud-den-ly touch your heart


LIESEL

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When that hap-pens, af-ter it hap-pens

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Noth-ing is quite the same

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Some-how I know I’ll jump up and go

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If ev-er he calls my name


MARIA

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Gone are your old i-deas of life

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The old i-deas grow dim

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Lo and be-hold!  You’re some-one’s wife

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And you be-long to him

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You may think this kind of ad-ven-ture

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Nev-er may come to you

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Dar-ling six-teen go-ing on sev-ent-teen

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Wait a year or two