Pearly Shells (Pupu A ʻO ʻEwa) is a 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) Ray Conniff (1967), recorded it on his Hawaiian Album The Waikikis (1967) Buddy Merrill (1970} on his album Beyond The Reef Nora Aunor (1971) on Blue Hawaii Slim Whitman (1977), recorded it on his Home on the Range album The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective
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
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