This song has been recorded by Hank Snow, Slim Whitman, Burl
Ives, Connie Francis and many other artists. "Pearly Shells" is a purely english composition.
It borrows the melody from the traditional Hawai'ian song "Pu'u o Ewa". However, Pearly Shells
and Pupu A'o 'Ewa are two totally different songs and have two different sets of lyrics