Hey I'm just an old chunk of coal but I'm gonna be a diamond some day
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I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue pure perfect
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I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face
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I'm gonna kneel and pray every day lest I should become vain along the way
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I'm just an old chunk of coal now Lord but I'm gonna be a diamond some day
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I'm gonna learn the best way to walk gonna search and find a better way to talk
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I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough edged self till I get rid of every single flaw
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I'm gonna be the world's best friend gonna go round shaking everybody's hand
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I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age I'm gonna be a diamond some day
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[ guitar - fiddle - dobro - piano ]
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Now I'm just an old chunk of coal...
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I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal
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| John Anderson |