Coat Of Many Colors

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Back through the years I go wondering once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my mamma put these rags to use [Verse 2] There were rags of many colors, every piece was small And I didn't have a coat, it was way down in the fall Mamma sewed the rags together, sewing ever piece with love She made my coat of many colors I was so proud of [Verse 3] 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 much love and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it as mamma blessed it with a kiss [Bridge 1] My coat of many colors that my mamma made for me Made from only rags, but I wore it so proudly Though we had no money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors my mamma made for me [Verse 4] So with patches on my breaches 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 [Verse 5] Now I didn't understand it for I felt that I was rich And I told them of the love my mamma sewed in every stitch And all the story mamma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors is worth more than all of their clothes [Bridge 2] They didn't under stand it and I tried to make them see That one is only poor only if they choose to be And though we didn't have much money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors my mamma made for me In my coat of many colors my mamma just made for me