Intro
(Play over spoken intro: F C7 F C7 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)
F7 A#
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
C7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
F F7
When you see them (when you see them)
A# A#m
My heart tells me I love you
F C7 F C7 F
More than all those little pearly shells - Hawaiian Style!
[Verse 2]
F
Pūpū (aʻo ʻEwa) i ka nuku (nā kānaka)
F7 A# C7
D lawe mai (a e ʻike) I ka mea hou (o ka ʻāina)
F F7 A#
Ahe ʻāina (ua kaulana) Mai nā kūpuna mai
F C7 F C7 F
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau,
C7 F
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau!
[Verse 3]
F F7 A#
Nani wale ku‘u home o ‘Aina hau i ka ‘iu
C7 F
I ka holonape a ka lau o ka niu
F7 A#
I ka uluwehiwehi i ke ‘ala o na pua
C7 F C7 F
Ku‘u home, ku‘u home i ka ‘iu‘iu
[Verse 4]
C7 F
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
C7 F
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
C7 F
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
C7 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)
F7 A#
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
C7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
F F7
When you see them (when you see them)
A# A#m
My heart tells me I love you
F C7 F C7 F
More than all those little pearly shells!
F C7 F C7 F
More than all those little pearly shells!