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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 ■
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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 ■
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They had a hifi 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 ■ ■
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They bought a soupedup jitney 'twas a cherry red 'fiftythree ■ ■
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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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