You Never Can Tell Lyrics

The song You Never Can Tell is performed by John Prine in the album named Common Sense in the year 1991 .



It was a teenage wedding
And the old folks wished 'em well
You could see that pierre
Did truly love the mademoiselle.
And the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bell,
"c'est la vie,"
-say the old folks
It goes to show that you never can tell

They furnished off an apartment
With a two room roebuck sale
The coolerator was filled
With t.v. 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 that 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 that you never can tell

They bought a souped up jitney
'twas a cherry in fifty-three
They drove it down to new orleans
To celebrate their anniversary.
It was there where pierre was wedded
To the lovely mademoiselle,
"c'est la vie,"
-say the old folks
It goes to show that you never can tell

It was a teenage wedding
And the old folks wished 'em well
You could see that pierre
Did truly love the mademoiselle.
And the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bell,
"c'est la vie,"
-say the old folks
It goes to show that you never can tell



John Prine - Common Sense

Jul 1991

  1. Middle man
  2. Common Sense
  3. Wedding Day In Funeralville
  4. Way Down
  5. My Own Best Friend
  6. Forbidden Jimmy
  7. That Close to You
  8. He Was In Heaven Before He Died
  9. You Never Can Tell
  10. Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard (LP Version)
  11. Saddle In The Rain (LP Version)

You Never Can Tell