[Verse:]
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"Pearls mean tears" is a saying old
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Years ago it was found I'm told
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In a legend I'll disclose
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Here's how the story goes
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Once a maid on her wedding day
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Lost her love who had sailed away
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His ship returning home
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Disappeared in the angry foam
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Beside the sea she sat and cried
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A most unhappy girl
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And ev'ry tear that fell below
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Became a precious pearl
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[Refrain:]
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Strings of teardrops
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That you and I call pearls
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Fell from the eyes of a beautiful bride
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Who sat and cried by the seaside
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And when a
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Crown of silver
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Replaced her golden curls
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She had spent all her years shedding sad little tears
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Just to make your string of pearls
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Legend Of The Pearls
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| Irving Berlin |
