When You Were Sweet Sixteen

                                  you were sweet sixteen, you were sweet sixteen



i love you as i never loved before! 

since first i met you on the village green. 

come to me, or my dream of love is o'er! 

i love you as i loved you, 

when you were sweet 

when you were sweet sixteen. 



when first i saw the lovelight in your eye, 

and dreamt the world held naught but joy for me. 

and even though we drifted far apart, 

i never dreamt of what i dream of thee 



i love you as i never loved before! 

since first i met you on the village green. 

come to me, or my dream of love is o'er! 

i love you as i loved you, 

when you were sweet 

when you were sweet sixteen.