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{{Infobox song
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| type = Song
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| writer = Webley Edwards and Leon Pober
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'''Pearly Shells''' (''Pupu A ʻO ʻEwa'') is a [[Hawaii|Hawaiian]] [[folk song]]. The English lyrics were written by [[Webley Edwards]] and [[Leon Pober]].

==Recordings==
*[[Burl Ives]] (1960) on ''[[Burl Ives Sings Pearly Shells and Other Favorites]]''
*[[Don Ho]] (1964)
*[[Arthur Lyman]] (1964)
*[[Billy Vaughn]] (1964)
*[[Trío los Panchos]] (1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltriolospanchos.com/eltriolospanchos/cancionero/letras/perla_azul.htm |title=Recordando al Trío Los Panchos |publisher=Eltriolospanchos.com |date= |access-date=2014-08-25}}</ref>
*[[Ray Conniff]] (1967), recorded it on his ''Hawaiian Album''
*[[The Waikikis]] (1967)
*[[Buddy Merrill]] (1970} on his album ''Beyond The Reef''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1794810-Buddy-Merrill-Beyond-The-Reef | title=Buddy Merrill - Beyond the Reef | website=[[Discogs]] | date=1970 }}</ref>
*[[Nora Aunor]] (1971) on ''[[Blue Hawaii (Nora Aunor album)|Blue Hawaii]]''<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkcAll3P4dY |title=Pearly Shells by Nora Aunor |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=2014-08-25}}</ref>
*[[Slim Whitman]] (1977), recorded it on his ''[[Home on the Range (album)|Home on the Range]]'' album
*[[The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective]]<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7iToCYql_E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/h7iToCYql_E |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=MUK - "Pearly Shells" - St Kilda Promenade opening |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-09-21 |access-date=2014-08-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

John Ford's 1963 movie ''[[Donovan's Reef]]'' utilized the song as its opening theme as well as in later scenes.

In the 1970s, [[C&H Sugar]] used the melody for their [[jingle]]

==References==
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[[Category:American folk songs]]
[[Category:Music of Hawaii]]

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