I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)

Hey, 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

And 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, oh, Lord

And I'm gonna be a diamond some day

I'm gonna learn the very best way to walk

I'm gonna search and find a better way to talk

And I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self

'Til I get rid of every single flaw

I'm gonna be the world's best friend

I'm gonna go 'round shakin' everybody's hand

Hey, I'm gonna be the cotton-pickin' rage of the age

And I'm gonna be a diamond some day, alright

Now, I'm just an old chunk of coal

Ooh, I'm gonna be a diamond some day

I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so blue, pure perfect

I wanna put a smile on everybody's face

I'm gonna kneel and pray, every day

Lest I should become vain along the way

Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal, oh, Lord

And I'm gonna be a diamond some day

Yeah, I'm gonna be the cotton-pickin' rage of the age

Yeah, and I'm gonna be a diamond some day, you know