[Verse 1] It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished em well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell Cest la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell [Verse 2] They finished off an apartment with a tworoom Roebuck sale The coolerator was jammed with TV dinners and ginger ale And when Pierre found work, the little money comin worked out well Cest la vie say the old folks it goes to show you never can tell [Verse 3] They had a hifi phono, boy did they let it blast Seven hundred little records, all blues, rock, rhythm, and jazz But when the sun went down, the volume went down as well Cest la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell [Verse 4] They bought a soupedup jitney, it was a cherry red 53 And drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary It was there where Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle Cest la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell Oh [Verse 5] They had a teenage wedding and the old folks wished em well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell Cest la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell Oh, never can tell
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