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      Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come let us see our girl 
      G 
      Are you still our valentine? Do you still look so divine? 
      G                        C 
      Come and let us see our darlin' Pearl 
 
 
C                                   G 
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, don't give your love to Earl 
G 
I have got a horse and mule, Forty acres near a school 
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We'll be happy as two bugs 
 
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come be my loving girl 

Don't you marry Lester Flatt, He slicks his hair with possum fat 

Change your name to Mrs. Earl Scruggs 
 
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, you'll get no love from Earl 

This here man is such a sap, He won't hold you on his lap 

Unless you are an old 5-string banjo 
 
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, he's nutty as a squirrel 

If you'll be Mrs. Scruggs, We'll live on kisses and hugs 

Like Juliet and Romeo.