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Pearly* Lyrics — Radiohead | Dork

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Radiohead
Pearly* Lyrics

Lyrics

Pearly*

From Paranoid Android1997

Written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

Produced by Nigel Godrich, Radiohead

Lyrics

Pearly*

[Verse 1] How'd you get your Teeth so pearly? Dew-drop dentures White-washed fences [Refrain] She runs from the third world Pearly [Verse 2] Vanilla (Feel it crawl to me) milkshakes (Crawl back again) From Hard Rock (Whatever you say) Cafés (It won't go away) That's where (I feel it crawl to me) she got her (Crawls back again) Sweet tooth (It won't go away) for white boys (Whatever you say) [Refrain] She runs from the third world Pearly [Outro] Use me Darling use me Darling use me Darling use me

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About this track

"Pearly*" is a song by Radiohead from the album Paranoid Android, released in 1997. The song was written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke. It was produced by Nigel Godrich, Radiohead.

Radiohead profile →Paranoid Android album →Track profile →

Contributors

Ed O’Brien— 691 credits as songwriter & producer →
Colin Greenwood— 583 credits as songwriter →
Philip Selway— 569 credits as songwriter & producer →
Jonny Greenwood— 768 credits as songwriter & producer →
Thom Yorke— 1,231 credits as songwriter & producer →
Nigel Godrich— 849 credits as songwriter & producer →
Radiohead— 193 credits as songwriter & producer →

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