C'est La Vie

It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well;

You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle.

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell;

'C'est la vie', say the old folks,

'It goes to show you never can tell'.

They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale;

The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale.

But when Pierre found work the little money coming worked out well;

'C'est la vie', say the old folks,

'It goes to show you never can tell'.

They had a hi-fi phono, boy did they let it blast;

Seven hundred little records, all rock,rhythm and jazz.

But when the sun went down the rapid tempo of the music fell;

'C'est la vie', say the old folks,

'It goes to show you never can tell'.

They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53;

They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate their anniversary,

For it was there where Pierre was married

to the lovely madamoiselle;

'C'est la vie', say the old folks,

'It goes to show you never can tell'.

They had a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well;

You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle.

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell;

'C'est la vie', say the old folks,

'It goes to show you never can tell'.