Well, 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
Lest I should become vain along the way
Oh, I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
Well, I'm gonna learn the best way to walk
Gonna search and find a better way to talk
I'm gonna spit and polish
My old rough-edged self
Till I get rid of every single flaw
Hey, I'm gonna be the world's best friend
Gonna go 'round shakin' everybody's hand
I'm gonna be the cotton-pickin' rage of the age
Hey, I'm gonna be a diamond someday
What do ya think, Daryle?
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
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 someday
Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday