Barclay Brothers, Jewelers
2902 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607

THEN:		NOW:
1955 Krabba, p. 195	1957 Anchor, p. 174
Courtesy of Tom Norris (HHS - '73) of VA- 01/11/05 Thanks, Tom!	12/03/03

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

Music by Jules Styne, Lyrics by Leo Robin, 1949
 

The French are glad 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 Friend

"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" midi courtesy of http://www.rienzihills.com/SING/diamonds.htm,
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 12/02/03
Thanks, Dave!

"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/m/marilynmonroe9048/diamondsareagirlsbestfriend305216.html - 12/02/03

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