"COAT OF MANY COLORS" song by "DOLLY PARTON" "1971"
[Verse 1]
Back through the years I go wonderin' once again
Back to the season of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use
[Verse 2]
There were rags of many colors
But every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat
And it was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
Sewing every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of
[Verse 3]
As she sewed, she told a story
From the Bible she had read
About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I just couldn't wait to wear it
And Momma blessed it with a kiss
[Bridge 1]
My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
[Verse 4]
So with patches on my britches
And holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing
And making fun of me
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
[Verse 5]
And oh, I couldn't understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told 'em of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told 'em all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
Aand how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes
[Bridge 2]
But they didn't understand it
And tried to make them see
That one is only poor
Only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
Made just for me
Songwriter: Dolly Parton
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