Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
Shook the hands with the president, and then the pope in Rome;
I've been to parties where I've had to be flown;
They told me everything was sacred, nothing is profane;
Money's something that you throw off of the back of a train.
Chorus
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Wherever you may wander
Wherever you may roam
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Verse 2
Steamer of gravy with the little fried pearls
Floating like a necklace on a beautiful girl
And Chalmers said thanks for the food and land
And somethin' about God that I just don't understand
Chorus
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Wherever you may wander
Wherever you may roam
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Bridge
She's got the milk of human kindness and the fat of the land
Skin like a baby, but she drives like a man
She lives in Natchez, and she operates a crane
She's like a wrecking ball that's no longer connected to the chain
Verse 3
Zerelda Samuels said she ain't never prayed
Since her right arm was blown off in a Pinkerton raid
They lashed her to a windmill with 3-fingered Dave
Now she's a hundred and two and drinkin' juleps in the shade
Chorus
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Wherever you may wander
Wherever you may roam
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Final Chorus:
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Wherever you may wander
Wherever you may roam
Always keep a diamond in your mind
Always keep a diamond in your mind
(Finish on )
Enjoy!