Coat of Many Colors

Back through the the years I go wandering once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall the box of rags someone gave us And how my mama 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 Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of As she sewed she told a story from the bible she had read About the coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said "Perhaps this coat would bring you good luck and happiness" And I just couldn't wait to wear it And mama blessed it with a kiss My coat of many colors that my mama made for me Made only from rags but I wore so proudly Although we had no money Why I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors, my mama made for me So with patches on my britches, holes in both my shoes In my coat of many colors, I hurried off to school Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me And my coat of many colors my mama made for me And oh I couldn't understand for I felt I was rich And I told them all the love my mama sewed in every stitch And I told them all the story mama told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all the 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 mama made for me Made just for me