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It was a teenage wedding |
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And the old folks wished them well |
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You could see that Pierre |
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did truly love the madamoiselle |
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And now the young monsieur |
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and madame have rung the chapel bell |
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks |
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it goes to show you never can tell |
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They furnished off an apartment |
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with a two room Roebuck sale |
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The coolerator was crammed |
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with TV dinners and ginger ale, |
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But when Pierre found work |
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the little money comin' worked out well |
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks |
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It goes to show you never can tell |
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They had a hi-fi phono, boy |
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did they let it blast |
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Seven hundred little records |
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all rock, rhythm and jazz |
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But when the sun went down |
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the rapid tempo of the music fell |
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks |
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it goes to show you never can tell |
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They bought a souped-up jitney |
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'twas a cherry red '53, |
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They drove it down to Orleans |
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to celebrate the anniversary |
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It was there that Pierre was married |
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to the lovely madamoiselle |
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks |
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it goes to show you never can tell |
Solo: |
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Repeat Verse 1 |
Bridge: |
C G C C x2 |
Repeat Solo |
Ending: |
C C C G x2 |
Chuck Berry |
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