Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Dinah de Leon's Ode to Luxury: Diamonds Are a Girl's Eternal Bliss
Lyrics
"The French are glad to die for love,
The French are willing to die for love.
They delight in fighting duels,
They enjoy engaging in duels.
But I prefer a man who lives and gives
The speaker prefers a man who lives and gives expensive jewels.
Expensive jewels.
Expresses a preference for valuable gifts like jewels over gestures like a kiss on the hand.
A kiss on the hand maybe quite continental
Suggests that a kiss on the hand is elegant but diamonds are superior.
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
Highlights the idea that diamonds are the ultimate companions for a girl.
A kiss may be grand.. but it won't pay the rental on your humble flat
A grand kiss won't meet practical needs like paying rent.
Or help you at the automat
Continues the notion that kisses are insufficient for practical matters.
Men grow cold as girls grow old
Men become less interested as women age, and charm diminishes with time.
And we all lose our charms in the end
Emphasizes the inevitable loss of charm as people age.
But square cut or pear shape these rocks don't lose there shape
Diamonds, regardless of cut, retain their value and shape.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Reiterates that diamonds remain a girl's best friend.
... Tiffany's!
Mentions Tiffany's, a renowned jewelry company, emphasizing the prestige of diamonds.
... Cartiea!
References Cartier, another prestigious jewelry brand, further highlighting the allure of diamonds.
Black star rus course
Mentions Black Star Russe, likely another jewelry reference.
Talk to me Harry Winston tell me all about it!
Directs the listener to seek information from Harry Winston, a famous jeweler.
There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer
Suggests that even when legal assistance is needed, diamonds remain crucial.
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
Reiterates the enduring value of diamonds despite other needs.
There may come a time when a hard boiled employer thinks you're awful nice
Recognizes the attractiveness of a hard-boiled employer, but diamonds are still essential.
But get that ice or else no dice
Emphasizes the importance of acquiring diamonds, using the term "ice" as slang for diamonds.
He's your guy when stocks are high but beware when they start to descend
Warns about relying on a man only when he's prosperous.
Because that's when those louses go back to their spouses
Cautionary advice about men returning to their spouses when fortunes decline.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Reaffirms that diamonds remain a constant source of support.
I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic
Mentions affairs that are purely platonic but still underscores the significance of diamonds.
But diamonds are a girl's best friend
Reiterates the enduring value of diamonds even in non-romantic relationships.
And I think affairs that you must keep the masonic are better bets
Suggests that maintaining secret affairs with diamonds involved may be more prudent.
If little girls get big bagettes
If girls are to engage in affairs, it's better to involve valuable baguettes (diamonds).
Time rolls on and youth is gone and you can't straighten up when you bend
Reflects on the passing of time and the physical effects of aging.
But stiff back or stiff knees you stand straight at.. Tiffany's...
Regardless of physical condition, one can stand tall with diamonds from Tiffany's.
diamonds... diamonds... I don't mean rhinestones.. but diamonds... are a girls best... best friend"
Concludes by reiterating the unparalleled value of diamonds for girls.
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