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

these 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 your 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

I've heard of affairs

that are strictly platonic

but diamonds are

a girl's best friend

And I think affairs that you

must keep liaisonic

are better bets

if little pets

get big baggettes

Time Rolls on

and youth is gone

and you can't straighten up

when you bend

But stiff back

or stiff knees

you stand straight

at Tiffany's

Diamonds are

a girl's best friend

diamonds are

a girl's best friend