C5                              G5 
      Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come let us see our girl 
      G5 
      Are you still our valentine? Do you still look so divine? 
      G5                        C5 
      Come and let us see our darlin' Pearl 
 
 
C5                                   G5 
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, don't give your love to Earl 
G5 
I have got a horse and mule, Forty acres near a school 
G5                  C5 
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.