They're really rockin' in Boston In Pittsburgh, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis And down in New Orleans All the cats are gonna 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 Become so excited Watch her look at her run, boy 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, PA 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 'Cause they'll be rockin' on Bandstand In Philadelphia, PA 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, oo! Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Sixteen She's got the grown-up blues Tight dresses and lipstick She sportin' high heeled shoes Oh, but tomorrow morning She'll have to change her trend And be sweet sixteen And back in class again But they'll be rockin' in Boston In Pittsburgh, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay Way out in St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen
They're really rockin' in Boston In Pittsburgh, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis And down in New Orleans All the cats are gonna 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 Become so excited Watch her look at her run, boy 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, PA 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 'Cause they'll be rockin' on Bandstand In Philadelphia, PA 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, oo! Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Sixteen She's got the grown-up blues Tight dresses and lipstick She sportin' high heeled shoes Oh, but tomorrow morning She'll have to change her trend And be sweet sixteen And back in class again But they'll be rockin' in Boston In Pittsburgh, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco Bay Way out in St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen
Foi gravada e lançada como single em janeiro de 1958, tornando-se uma das primeiras faixas de Chuck Berry a alcançar grande destaque comercial.
A performance de Berry no Newport Jazz Festival de 1958 foi incluída no documentário *Jazz on a Summer's Day*, trazendo o rock’n’roll para o cenário do jazz.
No Billboard Hot 100, a canção atingiu o segundo lugar, sendo a segunda posição mais alta na carreira de Berry, apenas superada por “My Ding‑A‑Ling” em 1972.
Chegou ao primeiro lugar na R&B Best Sellers chart dos Estados Unidos, demonstrando sua forte repercussão nas listas de gênero.
Em 2004, a Rolling Stone classificou a música no 272º lugar da lista das “500 Melhores Canções de Todos os Tempos”, reconhecendo sua importância histórica.
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