B-side "Havin' Hard Times" Format 7" single Length 3:47 | Released March 28, 1981 Genre Country Label Warner Bros. | |
"I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" is a song written and originally recorded by Billy Joe Shaver. American country music artist John Anderson released the song in March 1981 as the first single from his album John Anderson 2. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
The song is briefly sung by the title character in one scene of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
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