Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
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
As I should be complaining along the way
I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
I'm gonna learn the best
way to walk
I'm gonna search and find a better way to talk
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-ed cell
Till I get rid of every single flaw
I'm gonna be the world's best friend
I'm gonna go around shaking everybody's hand
Hey, I'm gonna be the cotton-picking rage of the age
I'm gonna be a diamond someday
Now, I'm just an old chunk of coal
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue, pure, perfect
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
And I'm gonna kneel and pray every day
Every day
And pray
Every day
As I should be complaining along the way
I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
I'm gonna learn the best way to walk
I'm gonna search and find a better way to talk
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-ed cell
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-ed cell