Pearly Shells (Pupu A ʻO ʻEwa) is a Hawaiian folk song. The English lyrics were written by Webley Edwards and Leon Pober. Recordings Don Ho (1964) Burl Ives (1960) on Burl Ives Sings Pearly Shells and Other Favorites Arthur Lyman (1964) The Waikikis (1967) The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective Trío los Panchos (1966) Nora Aunor (1971) on Blue Hawaii Slim Whitman (1977), recorded it on his Home on the Range album Billy Vaughn (1964) Ray Conniff (1967), recorded it on his Hawaiian Album. 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 References External links "Pearly Shells" and the Hawaiian History Behind the Melody. American folk songs Hawaiian music