#277 Sweet Little Sixteen ~ Chuck Berry ~ Cover w/ Framus "Billy Lorento"

(c)1958 Writer: Chuck Berry Track1 / Side1 on Chuck Berry´s album "One Dozen Berrys" Arr. stagwolf [Played in the key of A, Capo 3rd fret, sounds on the key of C ~~~~~~~~ They're really rockin Boston, in Pittsburgh, P. A. Deep in the heart of Texas and 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis way down in New Orleans All the Cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Sixteen, she's just got to have About half a million framed autographs Her wallet's filled with pictures she gets 'em one by one She gets so excited watch her look at her run Oh mommy mommy please may I go It's such a sight to see somebody steal the show Oh daddy daddy I beg of you Whisper to mommy it's all right with you 'Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand in Philadelphia P.A. Deep in the heart of Texas and 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis way Down in New Orleans All the Cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Sixteen she's got the grown up blues Tight dress and lipstick, she's sportin' high heal shoes Oh, but tomorrow morning she'll have to chang her trend And be sweet sixteen and back in class again 'Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand in Philadelphia P.A. Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis Way Down in New Orleans All the Cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen ~~~ "Sixteen" celebrated kids, America, and the power of rock & roll - an ode to and underage rock fan in high-heeled shoes that included a roll call of U.S. cities. The Beach Boys fitted the song with new words and called it "Surfin´ U.S.A."; Berry threatened to sue and won a writing credit. [#277 of Rolling Stone "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" Special Collectors Edition 2003