Intro
(Play over spoken intro: G# D#7 G# D#7 x8)
N.C.
This is the biggest drinking song in Hawaii everybody,
N.C.
Let's everybody sing together, alright?
N.C.
Repeat after me, whatever I say!
N.C.
All you gotta say is 'Pearly Shells', alright?
[Verse 1]
G#
Pearly shells (pearly shells) from the ocean (from the ocean)
G#7 C#
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
D#7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
G# G#7
When you see them (when you see them)
C# C#m
My heart tells me I love you
G# D#7 G# D#7 G#
More than all those little pearly shells - Hawaiian Style!
[Verse 2]
G#
Pūpū (aʻo ʻEwa) i ka nuku (nā kānaka)
G#7 C# D#7
F lawe mai (a e ʻike) I ka mea hou (o ka ʻāina)
G# G#7 C#
Ahe ʻāina (ua kaulana) Mai nā kūpuna mai
G# D#7 G# D#7 G#
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau,
D#7 G#
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau!
[Verse 3]
G# G#7 C#
Nani wale ku‘u home o ‘Aina hau i ka ‘iu
D#7 G#
I ka holonape a ka lau o ka niu
G#7 C#
I ka uluwehiwehi i ke ‘ala o na pua
D#7 G# D#7 G#
Ku‘u home, ku‘u home i ka ‘iu‘iu
[Verse 4]
D#7 G#
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
D#7 G#
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
D#7 G#
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
D#7 G#
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
Alright, here we go, gang!
[Verse 5]
G#
Pearly shells (pearly shells) from the ocean (from the ocean)
G#7 C#
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
D#7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
G# G#7
When you see them (when you see them)
C# C#m
My heart tells me I love you
G# D#7 G# D#7 G#
More than all those little pearly shells!
G# D#7 G# D#7 G#
More than all those little pearly shells!