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Sing c'est la vie and soon you will see..ee 
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your cares will be free..ee..just sing c'est 
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la vie.

#1.
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I once knew a man, who owned a butcher shop, he 
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also had apartments to rent up on top.
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But he didn't include on the sign that he painted, 
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"no pets," and the tenant who rented had six hungry 
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dogs, he regrets.
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But he said, when things go wrong, just sing this song,
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the birds in the trees will sing harmony.

CHORUS:
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Sing c'est la vie and soon you will see..ee 
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your cares will be free..ee..just sing c'est 
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la vie.

#2.
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If you think 'The Old Woman Who Lived In The Shoe' had 
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it bad..the story of Mrs. Pierre is ten times as sad.
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(Poor woman) with twenty-two children, a duck, and two 
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goats in the bin..she was gaily informed by a doctor
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that she's having twins.
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But she said, when things go wrong, just sing this song,
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the birds in the trees will sing harmony.

CHORUS:
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Sing c'est la vie and soon you will see..ee 
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your cares will be free..ee..just sing c'est 
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la vie.

#3.
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Have I mentioned to you the worst one of all..the night a 
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mayor and his wife had their annual ball.
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(I remember) the speeches he makes after dinner became quite 
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renowned..but this time he sneezed when he spoke and his pants 
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they fell down.
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But they say, when things go wrong, just sing this song,
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the birds in the trees will sing harmony.

CHORUS:
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Sing c'est la vie and soon you will see..ee 
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your cares will be free..ee..just sing c'est 
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la vie.