(a-wa) O kodwa u zo-nge li-sa namhlange (a-wa a-wa) Si-bona kwenze ka kanjani (a-wa a-wa) Amanto mbazane ayeza She's a rich girl She don't try to hide it Diamonds on the soles of her shoes He's a poor boy Empty as a pocket Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose Sing ta na na (Ta na na) Ta na na na She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes Ta na na (Ta na na) Ta na na na She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (Rich girl) Diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes Diamonds on the soles of her shoes People say she's crazy She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes Well, that's one way to lose these walking blues Diamonds on the soles of her shoes She was physically forgotten But then she slipped into my pocket with my car keys She said, "You've taken me for granted because I please you Wearing these diamonds" And I could say Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo As if everybody knows what I'm talking about As if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh She makes the sign of a teaspoon, he makes the sign of a wave The poor boy changes clothes, and he puts on aftershave To compensate for his ordinary shoes And she said, "Honey, take me dancing" But they ended up by sleeping in a doorway By the bodegas and the lights on upper Broadway Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes And I could say Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo And everybody here would know what I was talking about I mean, everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about I'm talking about diamonds Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes, yeah Well, that's one way to lose these walking blues Diamonds on the soles of our shoes Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na Ta na na na na, ta na na na na