I'm just an old chunk of coal
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
I'm gonna grow and glow
Till I'm so plu-pure-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 gonna be a diamond someday
I'm gonna learn the right words to talk
Gonna search and find a better way to walk
I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self
Till I get rid of every single flaw
I wanna be the world's best friend
Gonna go round shaking everybody's hand
I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday
I'm just an old chunk of coal now, Lord
But I'm gonna be a diamond someday