C
    It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well,
                                                         G
    you could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle,

   and now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell,
                                           G7                         C   G
    "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

                    C
    They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale,
                                                          G
    the coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,

    but when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well,
                                           G7                        C    G
    "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

               C
    They had a hi-fi phono, oh boy, did they let it blast,
                                                       G
    seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz,

    but when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell,
                                           G7                        C    G
    "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

                   C
    They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53,
                                                            G
    they drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary,

    it was there where Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle,
                                           G7                        C    G
    "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.

                C
   They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well,
                                                         G
   you could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle,

   and now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell,
                                           G7                        C
    "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.