Old Chunk Of Coal

(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.