Black Pearl - Charles and The Checkmates

[00:03.466] Ooh-ooh
[00:06.668] Hey, hey, my-my-my-my
[00:11.584] Black pearl, precious little girl
[00:15.455] Let me put you up where you belong
[00:21.298] Black pearl, pretty little girl
[00:25.607] You've been in the background much too long
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[00:30.639] You've been workin' so hard your whole life through
[00:35.286] Tending other peoples houses, raising up their children too
[00:40.417] Hey, how bout something for me and you?
[00:45.612] Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme
[00:51.005] No more serving, baby, they're gonna serve my queen
[00:55.987] It's our turn for happiness and our day has come
[01:00.545] Living for each other and answering to no one
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[01:06.189] Black pearl, precious little girl
[01:09.946] Let me put you up where you belong because I love you
[01:16.032] Black pearl, pretty little girl
[01:20.577] You've been in the background much too long
[01:25.695] Together we'll stand so straight and so tall
[01:30.596] Created by love to love one and all, hey
[01:35.931] Heart-to-heart, soul-to-soul
[01:41.167] No other one could ever take your place
[01:46.065] My world is built around the very smile that's on your face
[01:51.108] You'll never win a beauty show, no, they won't pick you
[01:55.528] But you're my Miss America and I love you
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[02:01.277] Black pearl, precious little girl
[02:05.382] Let me put you up where you belong, I will lead you
[02:11.242] Black pearl, pretty little girl
[02:15.765] You've been in the background much too long
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[02:24.025] Ooh-ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah, my-my-my-my-my baby
[02:31.321] You know I need you, you know I want you, want you for myself
[02:38.084] I don't want nobody else, oh babe I love you, you know I need you
[02:44.647] You know I got to-got to-got to have you
[02:48.132] Come on baby, come on, come on and be my baby
[02:52.667] You know I love you, ooh-ooh
[02:55.940] Be mine, nobody else have you, come on baby love
[03:03.975] Ah, I love you, and I need you and I want you, want you for myself
[03:13.861] Come on baby, I love you, hey-hey-hey
[03:17.644] I really need you baby love and I want you