Hey I'm just an old chunk of coal
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue pure perfect
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
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 best words to talk
Gonna search and find a better way to walk
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough edged self
Till I get rid of every single flaw
I'm gonna be the world's best friend
Gonna go round shaking everybody's hand
Well I'm just an old chunk of coal now Lord
I'm gonna be a diamond some day
Yea I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age
I'm gonna be a diamond some day
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue pure perfect
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
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 best words to talk
Gonna search and find a better way to walk
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough edged self
Till I get rid of every single flaw
I'm gonna be the world's best friend
Gonna go round shaking everybody's hand
Well I'm just an old chunk of coal now Lord
I'm gonna be a diamond some day
Yea I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age
I'm gonna be a diamond some day