Intro
(Play over spoken intro: G D7 G D7 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)
G7 C
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
D7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
G G7
When you see them (when you see them)
C Cm
My heart tells me I love you
G D7 G D7 G
More than all those little pearly shells - Hawaiian Style!
[Verse 2]
G
Pūpū (aʻo ʻEwa) i ka nuku (nā kānaka)
G7 C D7
E lawe mai (a e ʻike) I ka mea hou (o ka ʻāina)
G G7 C
Ahe ʻāina (ua kaulana) Mai nā kūpuna mai
G D7 G D7 G
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau,
D7 G
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau!
[Verse 3]
G G7 C
Nani wale ku‘u home o ‘Aina hau i ka ‘iu
D7 G
I ka holonape a ka lau o ka niu
G7 C
I ka uluwehiwehi i ke ‘ala o na pua
D7 G D7 G
Ku‘u home, ku‘u home i ka ‘iu‘iu
[Verse 4]
D7 G
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
D7 G
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
D7 G
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
D7 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)
G7 C
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
D7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
G G7
When you see them (when you see them)
C Cm
My heart tells me I love you
G D7 G D7 G
More than all those little pearly shells!
G D7 G D7 G
More than all those little pearly shells!