Diamonds Are A Girls 
               Best Friend 
Marilyn Monroe 
Lyrics by:  Leo Robin/Jules Styne  




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 1955

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The French were bred to die for love
They delight in fighting duels
But I prefer a man who lives
And gives expensive jewels

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

Tiffany`s, Cartier
Black Star, Frost, Gorham
Talk to me, Harry Winston
Tell me all about it

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 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, diamonds
I don`t mean rhinestones
But diamonds are
A girl`s best, best friend