Pearl's a singer, she stands up
When she plays the piano in the night club 
Pearl's a singer, she sings songs 
For the lost and the lonely 
Her job is entertaining folks 
Singing songs and telling jokes 
In the nightclub 

Pearl's a singer, and they say 
That she once was a winner in a contest 
Pearl's a singer, and they say 
That she once cut a record 
They played it for a week or so 
On the local radio 
It never made it 

She wanted to be Betty Grable 
But now she sits there at that beer-stained table 
Dreaming of the things she never got to do 
All those dreams that never came true 

Pearl's a singer, she stands up 
When she plays the piano in the night club 
Pearl's a singer, she sings songs 
For the lost and the lonely 
Her job is entertaining folks 
Singing songs and telling jokes 
In the nightclub 

Pearl's a singer, she stands up 
When she plays the piano in the night club 
Pearl's a singer, she sings songs 
For the lost and the lonely 
Her job's entertaining folks 
Singing songs, telling jokes 
In the nightclub