A merchant found a shiny pearl
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
So off he went, and off he dashed
To sell his things and raise some cash
Did he sell his jars and jugs?
Did he sell his plates and mugs?
Yes, he sold his jars and jugs.
Yes, he sold his plates and mugs
To raise the cash to buy that pearl,
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
And did he sell his billy goat?
Did he sell his fishing boat?
Yes, he sold his billy goat.
Yes, he sold his fishing boat.
Yes, he sold his jars and jugs.
Yes, he sold his plates and mugs
To raise the cash to buy that pearl,
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
And did he sell his crop of figs?
Did he sell his wife’s best wigs?
Yes, he sold his crop of figs.
Yes, he sold his wife’s best wigs.
Yes, he sold his billy goat.
Yes, he sold his fishing boat.
Yes, he sold his jars and jugs.
Yes, he sold his plates and mugs
To raise the cash to buy that pearl,
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
And did he sell his fancy clothes,
Every stitch of every robe?
Yes, he sold his fancy clothes,
Every stitch of every robe.
Yes, he sold his crop of figs.
Yes, he sold his wife’s best wigs.
Yes, he sold his billy goat.
Yes, he sold his fishing boat.
Yes, he sold his jars and jugs.
Yes, he sold his plates and mugs
To raise the cash to buy that pearl,
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
And did he sell his farm and land?
His cow called Bruce, his sheep called Dan?
Yes, he sold his farm and land,
His cow called Bruce, his sheep called Dan.
Yes, he sold his fancy clothes,
Every stitch of every robe.
Yes, he sold his crop of figs.
Yes, he sold his wife’s best wigs.
Yes, he sold his billy goat.
Yes, he sold his fishing boat.
Yes, he sold his jars and jugs.
Yes, he sold his plates and mugs
To raise the cash to buy that pearl,
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
And did he sell his house and home
And every other thing he owned?
Yes, he sold his house and home
And every other thing he owned.
Yes, he sold his farm and land,
His cow called Bruce, his sheep called Dan.
Yes, he sold his fancy clothes,
Every stitch of every robe.
Yes, he sold his crop of figs.
Yes, he sold his wife’s best wigs.
Yes, he sold his billy goat.
Yes, he sold his fishing boat.
Yes, he sold his jars and jugs.
Yes, he sold his plates and mugs
To raise the cash to buy that pearl,
The best pearl in the whole wide world!
For God’s own kingdom is that pearl
The best thing in the whole wide world
Worth letting go of all we hold,
Said Jesus in a tale he told.
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