Coat of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

Back through the years
I go wonderin' once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use

There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat
It was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
She sewed every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of

As she sewed, she told a story
From the bible, she had read
'Bout 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
As Momma blessed it with a kiss

Chorus:
My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
Though we didn't have much money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

So with patches on my britches
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

Now I didn't understand it
For I felt that I was rich
And I told them of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And all about the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their gold

They didn't understand it
And I tried to make them see
One is only poor
Only if you choose to be
Though we didn't have much money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me