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Intro:
It was a teenage wedding
And the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre
did truly love the madamoiselle
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
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
They had a hi-fi phono, boy
did they let it blast
Seven hundred little records
all rock, 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 it down to Orleans
to celebrate the anniversary
It was there that Pierre was married
to the lovely madamoiselle
"C'est la vie", say the old folks
it goes to show you never can tell
Solo:
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Solo

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You Never Can Tell

by Chuck Berry

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Intro:

It was a teenage wedding

And the old folks wished them well

You could see that Pierre

did truly love the madamoiselle

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

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

They had a hi-fi phono, boy

did they let it blast

Seven hundred little records

all rock, 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 it down to Orleans

to celebrate the anniversary

It was there that Pierre was married

to the lovely madamoiselle

"C'est la vie", say the old folks

it goes to show you never can tell

Solo:

Repeat Verse 1

Repeat Solo

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