Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song A String of Pearls, artist - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra. Album song Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: Swing, Swing, Swing!, in the genre
Date of issue: 31.12.2008
Record label: Wyastone Estate
Song language: English
A String of Pearls |
A long time ago |
When my mother’s hands were all my world |
She taught me everything there was to know about |
Holding and being held |
Like a grain of sand in an oyster shell |
The seed of knowledge grows |
The small thing becomes a pearl |
At the tender age |
When everything is unfamiliar |
I can remember all the rough-play princess |
And the wild crusader |
Never too shy for a mission of discovery |
I learned about the well |
Of my curiosity |
Some wear their heart on their sleeve |
Some wear the patience of saints |
Some wear the weight of the world on their shoulders |
I just wear my string of pearls |
My string of pearls |
The first time that I really fell in love |
I gave half my heart away and taking care of half of his |
A proof we were old enough |
All of those teenage radio songs |
About romance that lasts for ever |
Well, I found out they’d got it wrong |
Some wear their heart on their sleeve |
Some wear the patience of saints |
Some wear the weight of the world on their shoulders |
I just wear my string of pearls |
My string of pearls |
Waiting for gurus or gypsies or gods |
Under these burning clouds |
Searching for comfort above |
When I joined a band to be a rock and roll star |
I tasted how sweet it was to be the girl that everybody wanted |
Playing a little bar |
Spotlights shine on me |
'Cause when the party’s over |
You’re just a waste of electricity |
And |
Some wear their heart on their sleeve |
Some wear the patience of saints |
Some wear the weight of the world on their shoulders |
I just wear my string of pearls |
My string of pearls |
I got a life |
I guess it suits me pretty well |
I gotta crawl down narrow allleyways to Heaven |
Or stroll boulevards to Hell |
Bead by bead of wisdom and poetry |
All the blind paths and avenues |
Dimly lit by my rosary |
And |
Some wear their heart on their sleeve |
Some wear the patience of saints |
Some wear the weight of the world on their shoulders, oh |
Oh |
Some wear a crown of thorns |
Some wear out their welcome |
But somewhere over the rainbow |
I will wear my string of pearls |
My string of pearls |
My string of pearls |
I will wear my string of pearls |