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 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 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 mama blessed it with a kiss

My coat of many colors that my mama made for me
Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money I was rich as I could be
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So with patches on my britches and 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
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me
And oh I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch
And I told them of the story mama told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes

They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see
That one is only poor only if they choose to be
I know we had no money but I was as rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me made just for me