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 roues 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 and 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 naïve
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.