Back through the years I go wandering once again
Back through the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my mama put the rags to use
They 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
My 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
In my coat of many colors
My mama made for me
So with patches on my breeches
And holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I hurried of to school
Just to find the others laughing
And making fun of me
In my coat of many colors
My mama made for me
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 rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My mama made for me
Made just for me
Writer(s): Dolly Parton
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