HEY I'M JUST AN OLD

CHUNK OF COAL

BUT I'M GO NNA BE

A DIA MOND SOME DAY

I'M GO NNA GROW AND GLOW

TILL I'M SO BLUE PURE PER FECT

I'M GO NNA PUT A SMILE

ON E VERY BO DY'S FACE

I'M GO NNA KNEEL AND PRAY

E VERY DAY

LEST I SHOULD BE COME VAIN

A LONG THE WAY

AND I'M JUST AN OLD

CHUNK OF COAL, NOW LORD

BUT I'M GO NNA BE

A DIA MOND SOME DAY

I'M GO NNA LEARN THE BEST

WAY TO WALK

I'M GO NNA SEARCH AND FIND

A BE TTER WAY TO TALK

AND I'M GO NNA SPIT AND PO LISH

MY OLD ROUGH EDGED SELF

TILL I GET RID

OF E VERY SIN GLE FLAW

YEAH I'M GO NNA BE

THE WORLD'S GREA TEST FRIEND

GO NNA GO ROUND

SHA KING E VERY BO DY'S HAND

I'M GO NNA BE THE CO TTON

PI CKIN' RAGE OF THE AGE

I'M GO NNA BE

A DIA MOND SOME DAY

NOW I'M JUST

AN OLD CHUNK OF COAL

BUT I'M GO NNA BE

A DIA MOND SOME DAY

I'M GO NNA GROW AND GLOW

TILL I'M SO BLUE PURE PER FECT

I'M GO NNA PUT A SMILE

ON E VERY BO DY'S FACE

I'M GO NNA KNEEL AND PRAY

E VERY DAY

UN LESS I SHOULD BE COME

VAIN A LONG THE WAY

HEY I'M JUST AN OLD CHUNK

OF COAL, NOW LORD

BUT I'M GO NNA BE

A DIA MOND SOME DAY

HEY I'M JUST AN OLD

CHUNK OF COAL, NOW LORD

BUT I'M GO NNA BE

A DIA MOND SOME DAY