Back through the years I go wondering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags someone gave us
And how my mamma put those rags to use
There were rags of many colours, every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat, it was way down in the fall
Mamma sewed the rags together, she sewed ever piece with love
She made my coat of many colours, I was so proud of
As she sewed she told the story from the bible she had read
About a coat of many colours 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 as mamma blessed it with a kiss
My coat of many colours that mamma made for me
Made from only rags, but I wore it so proudly
Although we didn't have much money I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colours, my mamma made for me
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So with patches on breaches and holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colours, well, I started home to school
Just to find the children laughing, makin' fun of me
In my coat of many colours, my mamma made for me
Now, I didn't understand it, for I felt as I was rich
And I told them of the love my mamma sewed in ever stitch
I told about the story, mamma told me while she sewed
And my coat of many colours was worth more than all their clothes
They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see
One is only poor only if you choose to be
Although we didn't have much money, I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colours, my mamma made for me
In my coat of many colours, my mamma made just for me