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