Coat of Many Colors

Lyrics for Coat of Many Colors

Back through the years I go wondering once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags someone gave us And how my mamma put those rags to use There were rags of many colours, every piece was small And I didn't have a coat, it was way down in the fall Mamma sewed the rags together, she sewed ever piece with love She made my coat of many colours, I was so proud of As she sewed she told the story from the bible she had read About a coat of many colours 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 mamma blessed it with a kiss My coat of many colours that mamma made for me Made from only rags, but I wore it so proudly Although we didn't have much money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colours, my mamma made for me So with patches on breaches and holes in both my shoes In my coat of many colours, well, I started home to school Just to find the children laughing, makin' fun of me In my coat of many colours, my mamma made for me Now, I didn't understand it, for I felt as I was rich And I told them of the love my mamma sewed in ever stitch I told about the story, mamma told me while she sewed And my coat of many colours was worth more than all their clothes They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see One is only poor only if you choose to be Although we didn't have much money, I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colours, my mamma made for me In my coat of many colours, my mamma made just for me