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 and perfect
Gonna put a smile on everybody's face
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 going to be a diamond some day

I'm gonna learn the best words 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
Well I'm gonna be the world's best friend
Gonna go around shaking everybody's hand, yeah
Well I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond some day
Oh I'm going to be the cotton-picking rage of the age
Yeah I'm going to be a diamond some day