Soon it was adapted into French (under the title "C'est la vie, Lily") by Pierre Delanoë.
[1][2] The original was produced by Jimi Hendrix and Cat Mother.
[3] According to the charts, courtesy of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, that U.S.
Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section), the song "C'est la vie Lily" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 6 in France (in the national [i.e. domestic] singles chart).
[4] 7" single "C'est la vie, Lily / Billy Le Bordelais" CBS 4736