2:09
single, 1963
Written by Paul Henning
This laid-back bluegrass come-on is self-referential and genuinely funny. The two singers compete for the titular girl's affections, casting good-natured hillbilly aspersions on each other. "Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come be my loving girl / Don't you marry Lester Flatt / He slicks his hair with possum fat / Change your name to Mrs. Earl Scruggs." But then Flatt counters with, "This here man is such a sap / He won't hold you on his lap / Unless you are an old 5-string banjo."
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