Coat Of Many Colors Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

COAT OF MANY COLORS 

Writer Dolly Parton 

Back through the years I go wandering once again 

Back to the seasons of my youth 

I recall a box of rags that someone gave us 

And how my mama 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 

Mama sewed the rags together sewin' every piece with love 

She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of 

When she sewed she told a story from the Bible she had read 

'Bout a coat of many colors Joseph wore again 

she said Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness 

And I just couldn't wait to wear it Mama blessed it with a kiss 

A coat of many colors that my mama made for me 

Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly 

I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be 

With my coat of many colors that my mama made for me 

Now with patches in my britches and holes in both my shoes 

In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school 

Just to find the others laughin' and makin' fun of me 

In my coat of many colors my mama made for me 

Now I did not understand it for I felt almost rich 

And I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch 

Then I told them all the stories mama told me while she sewed 

How my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes 

They did not understand it though I tried to make them see 

That one is only poor if they choose to be 

I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be 

In my coat of many colors my mama made for me