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 Colors and every piece was small And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall Mamma sewed the rags together she sewied ever piece with love She made my coat of many Colors I was so proud of As she sewed she told the 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 love and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it As mamma blessed it with a kiss My coat of many Colors that my mamma made for me Made from only rags but I wore it so proudly though we didn't have much money oh I was rich as I could be In my coat of many Colors my mamma made for me So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes In my coat of many Colors well I started off to school Just to find the children laughing and makin' fun of me In my coat of many Colors my mamma made for me Now I didn't understand it for I felt that I was rich And I told them of the love my mamma sewed in ever stitch All about the story mamma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many Colors WAs worth more than all of their gold They didn't under stand it and I tried to make them see One's only poor only if you choose to be We didnt have no money but I'm as rich as I could be In my coat of many Colors my mamma made for me In my coat of many Colors my mamma made just for me