[Maria:] You are sixteen going on seventeen Waiting for life to start Somebody kind who touches your mind Will suddenly touch your heart [Liesl:] When that happens, after it happens Nothing is quite the same Somehow I know I'll jump up and go If ever he calls my name [Maria:] Gone are your old ideas of life The old ideas grow dim Lo and behold you're someone's wife And you belong to him You may think this kind of adventure Never may come to you Darling sixteen going on seventeen Wait a year [Liesl:] I'll wait a year [Maria:] Just wait a year [Maria and Liesl:] Or two