DOLLY PARTON - Coat Of Many Colors lyrics

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Back through the years<br>I go wonderin' once again<br>Back to the seasons of my youth<br>I recall a box of rags that someone gave us<br>And how my momma put the rags to use<br>There were rags of many colors<br>Every piece was small<br>And I didn't have a coat<br>And it was way down in the fall<br>Momma sewed the rags together<br>Sewin' every piece with love<br>She made my coat of many colors<br>That I was so proud of<br>As she sewed, she told a story<br>From the bible, she had read<br>About a coat of many colors<br>Joseph wore and then she said<br>Perhaps this coat will bring you<br>Good luck and happiness<br>And I just couldn't wait to wear it<br>And momma blessed it with a kiss<br>Chorus:<br><br>My coat of many colors<br>That my momma made for me<br>Made only from rags<br>But I wore it so proudly<br>Although we had no money<br>I was rich as I could be<br>In my coat of many colors<br>My momma made for me<br><br>So with patches on my britches<br>Holes in both my shoes<br>In my coat of many colors<br>I hurried off to school<br>Just to find the others laughing<br>And making fun of me<br>In my coat of many colors<br>My momma made for me<br><br>And oh I couldn't understand it<br>For I felt I was rich<br>And I told them of the love<br>My momma sewed in every stitch<br>And I told 'em all the story<br>Momma told me while she sewed<br>And how my coat of many colors<br>Was worth more than all their clothes<br><br>But they didn't understand it<br>And I tried to make them see<br>That one is only poor<br>Only if they choose to be<br>Now I know we had no money<br>But I was rich as I could be<br>In my coat of many colors<br>My momma made for me<br>Made just for me