Intro
(Play over spoken intro: C G7 C G7 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)
C7 F
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
G7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
C C7
When you see them (when you see them)
F Fm
My heart tells me I love you
C G7 C G7 C
More than all those little pearly shells - Hawaiian Style!
[Verse 2]
C
Pūpū (aʻo ʻEwa) i ka nuku (nā kānaka)
C7 F G7
A lawe mai (a e ʻike) I ka mea hou (o ka ʻāina)
C C7 F
Ahe ʻāina (ua kaulana) Mai nā kūpuna mai
C G7 C G7 C
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau,
G7 C
Alahele Puʻu loa he ala hele nō Kaʻahupāhau!
[Verse 3]
C C7 F
Nani wale ku‘u home o ‘Aina hau i ka ‘iu
G7 C
I ka holonape a ka lau o ka niu
C7 F
I ka uluwehiwehi i ke ‘ala o na pua
G7 C G7 C
Ku‘u home, ku‘u home i ka ‘iu‘iu
[Verse 4]
G7 C
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
G7 C
He makana, he makana na ka pu‘uwai
G7 C
Ko aloha, ko aloha ka‘u mea nui
G7 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)
C7 F
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
G7
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
C C7
When you see them (when you see them)
F Fm
My heart tells me I love you
C G7 C G7 C
More than all those little pearly shells!
C G7 C G7 C
More than all those little pearly shells!