C'est La Vie Lyrics - Singles - Berry Chuck

(Written by: Chuck Berry) 

It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished `em well 

You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle 

And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell 

C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell 

They finished off an apartment with a two-room Roebuck sale 

The coolerator was jammed with TV dinners and ginger ale 

And when Pierre found work, the little money comin' 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 blues, rock, rhythm, and jazz 

But when the sun went down, the volume went down as well 

C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell 

They bought a souped-up jitney, it was a cherry red `53 

And drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary 

It was there where Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle 

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 `em well 

You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle 

And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell 

C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell