(i'm just an) old chunk of coal

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

i'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face

but i'm gonna kneel and pray everyday

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 learn 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-edged self

'til 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

yes i'm gonna be a diamond some day

i said i'm just an old chunk of coal now lord

but i'm gonna be a diamond some day