(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie-Emmylou Harris

[00:11.41]It was a teenage wedding [00:15.26]And the old folks wished them well [00:19.93]You could see that Pierre [00:22.23]Did truly love the mademoiselle [00:26.78]And now the young monsieur and madame [00:30.28]Have rung the chapel bell [00:33.38]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [00:36.25]It goes to show you never can tell [00:41.23]They furnished off an apartment [00:43.00]With a two room Roebuck sale [00:47.93]The coolerator was crammed [00:49.99]With T.V. dimmers and ginger ale [00:54.13]But when Pierre found work [00:56.72]The little money comin' worked out well [01:00.97]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [01:03.52]It goes to show you never can tell [01:08.65]They had a hi-fi phono [01:09.97]Boy did they let it blast [01:14.61]Seven hundred little records [01:16.88]All rockin' rhythm and jazz [01:21.93]But when the sun went down [01:23.94]The rapid tempo of the music fell [01:28.92]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [01:30.74]It goes to show you never can tell [02:03.27]They bought a souped-up jitney [02:04.77]T'was a cherry-red fifty three [02:09.93]They drove it down to New Orleans [02:11.82]To celebrate their anniversary [02:16.00]It was there that Pierre [02:18.38]Was wedded to the lovely mad'moiselle [02:22.70]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [02:25.32]It goes to show you never can tell [02:30.45]It was a teenage wedding [02:31.73]And the old folks wished them well [02:37.14]You could see that Pierre [02:38.81]Did truly love the mademoiselle [02:44.10]And now the young monsieur and madame [02:46.05]Have rung the chapel bell [02:50.38]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [02:52.70]It goes to show you never can tell [02:57.64]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [02:59.51]It goes to show you never can tell [03:04.19]"C'est la vie", say the old folks [03:07.47]It goes to show you never can tell [03:12.67]