Cockle Shells

Verse 1

Dashing through the sand,

Going barefoot on the beach,

O’er the dunes we're tanned,

By the sun’s long reach.

Shells are washed ashore,

Making spirits bright.

What fun it is to gather more,

Collecting all in sight.

Chorus

Cockle shells, cockle shells, 

Let the tide expose.

Oh, what fun it is to play 

With the sand between our toes!

Cockle shells cockle shells, 

Let the tide expose.

Oh, what fun it is to play
 
With the sand between our toes!

Verse 2

I stood upon the sand,

The waves began to swell,

I saw one tall and grand,

And when it hit, I fell.

A gent was riding by

On a buggy seeking shells,

He laughed as there I sprawling lie

But quickly drove away.

Verse 3

Sift through the sandy ground,

And you find a shell that's bright.

Give a girl from town

A pretty shell tonight.

Then dance upon the shore,

As a sweet surprise,

Look up and count the stars galore

Together till sunrise.

Sheet music for this song is also available.

This song was adapted for use in Florida and similar spots from J. Pierpont’s song One-Horse Open Sleigh, commonly called Jingle Bells.