It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished him well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle And now the young monsieur and madame have ring 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 came in 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 700 little records, all rock, and 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 down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished him well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle And now the young monsieur and madame have ring 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