Intro
(Play over spoken intro: E B7 E B7 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]
E
Pearly shells (pearly shells) from the ocean (from the ocean)
E7 A
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
B7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
E E7
When you see them (when you see them)
A Am
My heart tells me I love you
E B7 E B7 E
More than all those little pearly shells - Hawaiian Style!
[Verse 2]
E
Pūpū (aʻo ʻEwa) i ka nuku (nā kānaka)
E7 A B7
C# lawe mai (a e ʻike) I ka mea hou (o ka ʻāina)
E E7 A
Ahe ʻāina (ua kaulana) Mai nā kūpuna mai
E B7 E B7 E
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau,
B7 E
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau!
[Verse 3]
E E7 A
Nani wale ku‘u home o ‘Aina hau i ka ‘iu
B7 E
I ka holonape a ka lau o ka niu
E7 A
I ka uluwehiwehi i ke ‘ala o na pua
B7 E B7 E
Ku‘u home, ku‘u home i ka ‘iu‘iu
[Verse 4]
B7 E
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
B7 E
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
B7 E
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
B7 E
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
Alright, here we go, gang!
[Verse 5]
E
Pearly shells (pearly shells) from the ocean (from the ocean)
E7 A
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
B7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
E E7
When you see them (when you see them)
A Am
My heart tells me I love you
E B7 E B7 E
More than all those little pearly shells!
E B7 E B7 E
More than all those little pearly shells!