Ad Vanderveen - Pocketful of pearls lyrics

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<b>Pocketful of pearls</b> by <i>Ad Vanderveen</i><br />I got a pocketful of pearls, they're mine all mine

I take 'em round the world, feed 'em to the swine

Some don't like, they say it's a waste

Some don't like it 'cause they got no taste

Sometimes I get to wonder, where the hell I am

When a pocketful of pearls ain't worth a damn

I got a pocketful of pearls, I feel like a king

Outside the palace, it don't mean a thing

I guess it all depends on wherever you are

In the middle of a desert, they won't get you to far

They only want your water, they don't want your wine

Pocketful of pearls, feed 'em to the swine

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There's got to be a million treasures

On the bottom of the sea

But you gotta go down there, you won't get 'em for free

Sometimes you wonder what to do it all for

When draggin' them around, must be it's own reward

I had a pocketful of pearls, I was mighty proud

I went out spillin' them all over the crowd

I learned a thing or two about the world ain't fair

The more you try to please 'em, the less they're gonna care

If you got smething precious, leave it on the shelf

Pocketful of pearls, keep it to yourself