Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend lyrics

[Verse 1]
The French are glad to die for love
They delight in fighting duels
But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jewels

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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
'Cause diamonds are a girl's best friend

[Bridge]
Tiffany's!
I mean Cartier!
Black Starr! [?]
Talk to me Harry Winston
Tell me all about it
[Verse 3]
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 your hard-boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice
But get that ice or else no dice

[Verse 4]
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
'Cause diamonds are a girl's best friend

[Verse 5]
I've heard of affairs
That are strictly platonic
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
I've heard of affairs
That are oh supersonic
[?]
Time rolls on and youth is gone
And you can't straighten up when you bend
Stiff knees or stiff back
You stand up at [?]
[Outro]
Diamonds! I say diamonds!
I don't mean rhinestones!
But diamonds are a girl's best, a best friend