[Chorus: Both]
Sing c'est la vie
And soon you will see
Your cares will be free
Just sing c'est la vie

[Verse 1: Cher & Sonny]
I once knew a man who owned a butcher shop (Aw!)
Ah, he also had apartments to rent up on top
But he didn't include on the sign that he painted, "no pets"
And the tenant who rented had six hungry dogs he regrets

[Pre-Chorus: Sonny with Cher]
But he said, "When things go wrong
Just sing this song
The birds in the trees
Will sing harmony"

[Chorus: Both]
Sing c'est la vie
And soon you will see
Your cares will be free
Just sing c'est la vie

[Verse 2: Cher & Sonny]
If you think the old woman who lived in the shoe had it bad
The story of Mrs. Pierre is ten times as sad (Aw, poor woman!)
With twenty-two children, a duck, and two goats in the bins
She was gaily informed by a doctor that she's having twins
[Pre-Chorus: Sonny with Cher]
But she sings, "When things go wrong
Just sing this song
The birds in the trees
Will sing harmony"

[Chorus: Both]
Sing c'est la vie
And soon you will see
Your cares will be free
Just sing c'est la vie

[Verse 3: Cher & Sonny]
And have I mentioned to you the worst one of all?
The night a mayor and his wife had their annual ball (Ah, I remember!)
The speeches he makes after dinner became quit renowned
But this time he sneezed when he spoke and his pants, they fell down

[Pre-Chorus: Sonny with Cher]
But they said, "When things go wrong
Just sing this song
The birds in the trees
Will sing harmony"

[Chorus: Both]
Sing c'est la vie
And soon you will see
Your cares will be free
Just sing c'est la vie
[Outro: Sonny]
C'est la vie