C'est La Vie Lyrics - Emmylou Harris Anthology: The Warner / Reprise Years - Emmylou Harris

It was a teenage wedding 

And the old folks wished them well 

You could see that Pierre 

Did truly love that mademoiselle 

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 comin' worked out well 

"C'est la vie", say the old folks 

It goes to show you never can tell 

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They had a hi-fi phono 

Boy did they let it blast 

Seven hundred little records 

All rock, rhythm and jazz 

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 

T'was a cherry-red fifty three 

They drove it down to New Orleans 

To celebrate the anniversary 

It was there that Pierre 

Was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle 

"C'est la vie", say the old folks 

It goes to show you never can tell 

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It was a teenage wedding 

And the old folks wished them well 

You could see that Pierre 

Did truly love that mademoiselle 

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 

"C'est la vie", say the old folks 

It goes to show you never can tell 

"C'est la vie", say the old folks 

It goes to show you never can tell