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Words and music by chuck berry |
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It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished 'em 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 madam 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 finished off an apartment with a two-room roebuck sale |
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The coolerator was jammed with tv dinners and ginger ale |
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And 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 hi-fi phono, boy did they let it blast |
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Seven hundred little records, all blues, rock, rhythm, and jazz |
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But when the sun went down, the volume went down as 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 bought a souped-up jitney, it was a cherry red '53 |
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And drove it down to new orleans to celebrate their anniversary |
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It was there where pierre was wedded 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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They had a teenage wedding and the old folks wished 'em 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 madam have rung the chapel bell |
