C'est La Vie

B*witched

Oh-Oh
Hey hey oh-oh
Oh-oh

I said, "Hey boy,
sitting in your tree
Mummy always wants
you to come for tea
(Oh-oh)
Don't be shy,
straighten up your tie
Get down from your
treehouse in the sky
(oh-oh)
I wanna know just
what to do
Is it very big, is there
room for two?
(Oh-oh)
I got a house with
windows and doors
I'll show you mine if
you show me yours"

(Bridge)
Gotta let me in
Hey hey hey
Let the fun begin, hey
I'm a wolf today
Hey hey hey
I'll huff, I'll puff
I'll huff, I'll puff,
I'll blow you away

Say you will,
say you won't
Say you'll do
what I don't.
Say you will
say the truth
say to me
C'est La Vie
(Repeat)

Do you play with the girls,
play with the boys?
Do you ever get lonely
playing with your toys?
(oh-oh)
We can talk, we can sing,
I'll be the queen and you'll
be the king
(oh-oh)

Hey boy, in your tree
Throw down your ladder,
make a room for me
(oh-oh)
I got a house with
windows and doors
I'll show you mine if
you show me yours

(Repeat bridge)

Say you will,
say you won't
Say you'll do
what I don't.
Say you will
say the truth
say to me
C'est La Vie
(Repeat)

Ah ah

Hey hey
Na na na ey
Na na na oh
Na na na ey
Hey hey hey hey

Say you will,
say you won't
Say you'll do
what I don't.
Say you will
say the truth
say to me
C'est La Vie
(Repeat)

Na na na ey
Na na na oh
C'est La vie
Na na na ey Hey Hey
C'est La Vie Hey Hey
Hey Hey


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    yup i think its bout se. "Is it very big?" "Do you play with the girls?"

    Kiwi crumpeton July 20, 2005   Link

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