Coat of Many Colors

Back through the years

I go wandering once again

Back to the seasons of my youth

I recalled a box of rags that someone gave us

And how my momma put the 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

Momma sewed the rags together

Sewing every piece with love

She made my coat of many colors

That I was so proud of

And as she sewed, she told a 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 luck and happiness"

And I just couldn't wait to wear it

And momma blessed it with a kiss

My coat of many colors

That my momma made for me

Made only from rags

Though I wore it so proudly

Now, I know we had no money

But I was rich as I could be

In my coat of many colors

My momma made for me

So with patches on my britches

And holes in both of my shoes

In my coat of many colors

Well, 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

And, oh, I couldn't understand it

For I felt, I was rich

But I told them of the love

My momma sewed with every stitch

And I told them all the story

Momma told me while she sewed

And how my coat of many colors

Was worth more than all their clothes

But they didn't understand it

And I tried to make them see

That one is only poor

Only if they choose to be

Now, I know we had no money

But I was rich as I could be

In my coat of many colors

My momma made for me

Made just for me

• Artist:Joey + Rory
• Album:Country Classics