Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

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 shape, 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 go 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. Stash those rocks in your strongbox, For on them you can always depend. It's not compensation, it's Self-preservation. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. Romance is divine, and I'm not one to knock It, but diamonds are a girl's best friend. Romance is divine, yes, but where can you hock It when the flame is gone? Just try and pawn a tired Don Juan. Some men buy, and some just sigh, That to make you their bride they intend. But buyers or sires, they're such goddamn Liar- 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 Masonic Are the better bets if little pets get big Baguettes. Some girls find some peace of mind in a Trust fund that banks recommend. But if you are busty, your trustee gets Lusty. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. 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. I don't mean rhinestones. Diamonds! Diamonds! Diamonds! Diamonds! Diamonds are a girl's Best Friend