LYR: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (marilyn)
Erin Wilson
http://members.tripod.com/~Pupiz/song8.html
but.... i think the last line is "i don't mean rhinestones"
erin
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Marilyn Monroe
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
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...
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 bag gifts.
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 rock salt -
but Diamonds, Are A Girl's Best Friends
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e-t...@sfr.net wrote:
>
> OK, this may seem a bit odd, especially to American folks, but I think
> it's a request that is pretty easy to fulfill:
>
> A friend of mine is a real fan of Marilyn (she has tons of books about
> her favorite star). She's quite fluent in English, but not enough to
> catch all words in every song. Does anybody have the lyrics of the
> following (now "classical") titles handy?:
> - I wanna be loved by you
> - Diamonds are a girl's best friends
> - My heart belongs to daddy
> And, more generally, any lyrics from Marilyn's most popular movies (Some
> like it hot, Men prefer blondes, etc.)
>
> Many thanks in advance from her behalf and mine, this stuff is something
> very hard to find there (we're both Frenchies with high interest in
> songs in English).
>
> Jacques.
>
> j.hu...@computer.org
> Omnia vincit humor
Tiny Dancer
>this was from that one site...
>http://members.tripod.com/~Pupiz/song8.html
>
>but.... i think the last line is "i don't mean rhinestones"
You're right, Erin, and I noticed a few other mistakes. "Big bag gifts"?
No, that should be "baguettes"! And the French aren't "bred" they're
"glad" to die for love, sheesh! Only one part I had a problem with and
that's one of the jewellers names. Here's the correct version from my tape:
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
written by Robin and Styne
from the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
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 ... Ross Garr (?)
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 baguettes
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
Cheers,
TD
big Marilyn fan from way back
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Tiny Dancer
*sigh* What a twit! I bitch about the incorrect lyrics in the last verse
then mess up *my* version. Here's the RIGHT line!
Are better bets if little pets get big baguettes
Cheers,
TD