Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend Lyrics

The French are glad to die for love,
They delight in fight - ing duels;
But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jew - els!
A kiss on the hand may be quite con - ti - nen - tal,
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 you're 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 lous - es go back to their spou - ses --
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 baguettes.
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 ... Tiff' - ny's
Diamonds ... diamonds ... I don't mean rhine - stones
But diamonds are a girl's best best friend.