C
It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well
G
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle
G7
And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell
C
C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
C
They furnished off an apartment with two rooms by themselves
G
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale
G7
But when Pierre found work the little money coming worked out well
C F G
C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
C
They had a hi-fi phono, boy did they let it blast
G
Seven hundred little records, all rockin' rhythm and jazz
G7
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell
C
C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
C
They bought a souped up jittny, was a cherry red fifty three
G
They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate their anniversary
G7
It was there where Pierre was wedded to the lovely Mademoiselle
C
C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
C
It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well
G
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle
G7
And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell
C
C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell