diamonds are a girl's best friend

a kiss on the hand may be quite continental

but diamonds are a girl's best friend

a kiss may be grand

but it won't pay the rental

on your humble flat

or help you at the automat

men grow cold as girls grow old

and we all lose our charms in the end

but square-cut or pear-shaped

those rocks don't lose their shape

diamonds are a girl's best friend

there may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer

but diamonds are a girl's best friend

there may come a time when a hard-boiled employer

thinks you're awful nice

but 'get that ice' or else 'no dice'

he's your guy when stocks are high

but beware when they start to descend

it's then that those louses

go back to their spouses

diamonds are a girl's best friend