This diamond ringgary lewis and the playboyswritten by al kooper, irwin levine and bob brasspeak chart position # 1 in 1965who wants to bu-u-uy this diamond ri-i-i-ing?she took it off her finger, now it doesn't mean a thi-i-i-ngthis diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymoreand this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant beforeso if you've got someone whose love is tru-u-uelet it shine for yo-ou-outhis stone is genuine like love should be-e-e-eand if your baby's truer than my baby was to me-e-e-ethis diamond ring can mean something beautifuland this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming trueand then your heart won't have to break like mine didif there's love behind it<instrumental-first two lines of a verse>this diamond ring can mean something beautifuland this diamond ring can mean dreams that are coming trueand then your heart won't have to break like mine didif there's love behind itthis diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymoreand this diamond ring doesn't mean what it meant beforefadeso if you've got someone whose love is tru-u-uelet it shine for yo-ou-ou