(intro)
I m just an old chunk of coal,
but I m gonna be a diamond some day,
I m gonna grow and glow til I m so blue pure perfect,
I m gonna put a smile on everybody s face.
But I m gonna kneel and pray every day,
lest I should become vain along the way,
I m just an old chunk of coal, now, Lord,
but I m gonna be a diamond some day.
I m gonna learn the right way to talk,
I m gonna search and find a better way to walk,
I m gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self,
until I get rid of every single flaw.
I m gonna be the world s best friend,
I m gonna go round shaking everybody s hand,
I m gonna be the cotton-pickin Rage of the Age,
yes, I m gonna be a diamond some day.
I said, I m just an old chunk of coal, now, Lord,
but I m gonna be a diamond some day.
