Spill the wine lyrics

Factual Questions
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Three questions- are there any ‘official’ lyrics out there? I’ve always thought it was ‘Spill the wine, take that girl’, but a web search to find the answers to my other questions had many pages claiming the line ended with pearl which is it?

Next, does anyone have a link or know what the female voice is saying? Underneath the song near the end there seems to be a track of Spanish vocals she quietly sings/ chants. Or do I tend to drift off during the song and they’re not there?

Lastly, is the song anything other than a playful interpretation of an actual dream the songwriter had? I hesitate to ask ‘what does it mean’, but wonder if in interviews there is an intended deeper meaning. I can live with my own views of China Cat, but only because I’m comfortable knowing it is not necessarily about anything.

Thanks

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The official Eric Burdon website links to an Unofficial geocities lyrics page, and there they say it’s ‘pearls’.
http://www.ericburdon.com/index_nav_lyrics.html

Spill the wine and take that pearl,

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As for the meaning, I think it can be consisely summarized as “Eric Burdon sure did a whole lotta drugs in the early 1970s.”

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I am still wondering if Eric Burden isn’t the only one whose done too many drugs. Anyone else hear Spanish near the end of the song? Any ideas what she is saying?

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Rhythmdvl, I hear the words as well. They are very faint and I have no idea what she is saying, but they are there. You are not going crazy. Unless of course we both are.

John