Coat of many colors (US Country 4, 1971)     (video)

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1. Back through the years I go wonderin’ once again,

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back to the seasons of my youth.

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I recall a box of rags that someone gave us,

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and how my momma put the rags to use.

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2. There were rags of many colors, every piece was small,

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and I didn't have a coat, and it was way down in the fall.

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Momma sewed the rags together, sewin’ every piece with love,

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she made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of.

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3. As she sewed, she told a story from the bible, she had read

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about a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said,

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Perhaps this coat will bring good luck and happiness !

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And I just couldn't wait to wear it, and momma blessed it with a kiss.

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4. My coat of many colors that my momma made for me,

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made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly.

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Although we had no money, well, I was rich as I could be

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in my coat of many colors my momma made for me.

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5. So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes

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in my coat of many colors I hurried off to school.

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Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me

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in my coat of many colors my momma made for me.

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6. And, oh, I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich,

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and I told them of the love my momma sewed in every stitch.

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And I told ‘em of the story Momma told me while she sewed

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and how my coat of many colors

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was worth more than all their clothes.

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7. But they didn't understand it and I tried to make them see

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that one is only poor only if they choose to be.

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

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in my coat of many colors my momma made for me,

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made just for me.

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Dolly Parton)