one day the sun too tired to shine slept in the deep green sombre lake and in the darkness the world did ail until she came for all our sake oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air life went on as before man would live once more oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air la la la lalala la la lalala la laaaaaa the dawn did break and she went home back to the deep dark seas alone she lives in a world of fairy tales her lovely hair and only pearls oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air long since she s been asleep in the ocean deep oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air la la la lalala la la lalala la laaaaaa oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air long since she s been asleep in the ocean deep oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air la la la lalala la la lalala la laaaaaa and when you feel lonely and blue a little star will fall on you white child in pearls your way will show as did white stones long years ago  oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air i know she ll wait for me she will set me free oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air i know she ll wait for me she will set me free oh that girl with pearls in her hair is she real or just made of air la la la lalala la la lalala la laaaaaa la la la lalala la la lalala la laaaaaa la la la lalala la la lalala la laaaaaa