I'm just an old chunk of coal
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
I'm gonna grow and blow 'til I'm so blue, pure, and perfect
I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
But 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 the right way to talk
I'm gonna search and find a better way to walk
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough edge itself
Until 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
I'm gonna be the cotton-pickin' rage of the age
I'm gonna be a diamond some day
I'm just an old chunk of coal, now Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day