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