Intro
(Play over spoken intro: F# C#7 F# C#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]
F#
Pearly shells (pearly shells) from the ocean (from the ocean)
F#7 B
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
C#7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
F# F#7
When you see them (when you see them)
B Bm
My heart tells me I love you
F# C#7 F# C#7 F#
More than all those little pearly shells - Hawaiian Style!
[Verse 2]
F#
Pūpū (aʻo ʻEwa) i ka nuku (nā kānaka)
F#7 B C#7
D# lawe mai (a e ʻike) I ka mea hou (o ka ʻāina)
F# F#7 B
Ahe ʻāina (ua kaulana) Mai nā kūpuna mai
F# C#7 F# C#7 F#
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau,
C#7 F#
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau!
[Verse 3]
F# F#7 B
Nani wale ku‘u home o ‘Aina hau i ka ‘iu
C#7 F#
I ka holonape a ka lau o ka niu
F#7 B
I ka uluwehiwehi i ke ‘ala o na pua
C#7 F# C#7 F#
Ku‘u home, ku‘u home i ka ‘iu‘iu
[Verse 4]
C#7 F#
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
C#7 F#
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
C#7 F#
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
C#7 F#
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
Alright, here we go, gang!
[Verse 5]
F#
Pearly shells (pearly shells) from the ocean (from the ocean)
F#7 B
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
C#7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
F# F#7
When you see them (when you see them)
B Bm
My heart tells me I love you
F# C#7 F# C#7 F#
More than all those little pearly shells!
F# C#7 F# C#7 F#
More than all those little pearly shells!