Oh people let me tell you No matter how far I travel No matter how far I roam There's no other girl in the whole wide world Sweet as the girl I, I got at home Whoa, and I love that girl so, yeah (Oh I love that girl so) I need that girl, children (Oh I need that girl so) Let me tell you, I love that girl so (Oh I love that girl so) And I call that girl Pearl Sweetest girl in the world (Sweetest girl in the world, love that girl Pearl) Sweet young thing (yeah, yeah, yeah) Sweet sixteen (yeah, yeah, yeah) Prize I can't afford to lose (yeah, yeah, yeah) She's the only thing (yeah, yeah, yeah) That stands between (yeah, yeah, yeah) Me and (yeah, yeah, yeah) The Twelfth Street Blues (yeah, yeah, yeah) Whoa, and I love that girl so, have mercy I gotta (Oh I love that girl so) I need that girl so, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Oh I need that girl so) I love that girl so, have mercy (Oh I love that girl so) I'm talkin' 'bout Pearl Sweetest girl in the world (Sweetest girl in the world, love that girl Pearl) Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah Oh baby, baby, baby, baby (Oh I love that girl so) Oh baby, baby, baby, baby (Oh I need that girl so) Oh, I love that girl oh (Oh I love that girl so) Woohoo, Pearl Sweetest girl in the world (Sweetest girl in the world, love that girl Pearl) They got, they got, they got, Lord, Lord, Lord, oh baby [Harmonica Solo] (Yeah, yeah, yeah) [Repeat: 8x] Oh I love that girl, love that, love that girl, love that girl, yeah (Oh I love that girl so) I need that girl so now, have mercy I love her (Oh I need that girl so) Whoa, I love that girl Pearl (Oh I love that girl so) And I call that little girl Pearl Woohoo, sweetest girl in the world (Sweetest girl in the world, love that girl Pearl) Oh baby, yeah, yeah, baby Oh la la la la la la, baby, baby, yeah Oh la la la la la la la la la (Sweetest girl in the world, love that girl Pearl)