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         A
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well 
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You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle 
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And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell 

A
They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale 
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The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,
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But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell 

A
They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast 
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Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz 
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But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell 

A
They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, 
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They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary 
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It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

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         A
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well 
                                                    E    E7
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle 
            E                                              E7
And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, 
 E                                    E7                         A   
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell