C Back through the years I go wondering once again F Back to the seasons of my youth C I recall a box of rags someone gave us F And how my mamma put those rags to use C There were rags of many Colors and every piece was small G G And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall C F Mamma sewed the rags together she sewied ever piece with love C G C She made my coat of many Colors I was so proud of C As she sewed she told the story from the bible she had read G About a coat of many Colors Joseph wore and then she said C F Perhaps this coat will bring you good love and happiness C And I just couldn't wait to wear it G C As mamma blessed it with a kiss F C My coat of many Colors that my mamma made for me F C G Made from only rags but I wore it so proudly C F though we didn't have much money oh I was rich as I could be C G C In my coat of many Colors my mamma made for me C So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes G In my coat of many Colors well I started off to school C F Just to find the children laughing and makin' fun of me C G C In my coat of many Colors my mamma made for me C Now I didn't understand it for I felt that I was rich G And I told them of the love my mamma sewed in ever stitch C F All about the story mamma told me while she sewed C And how my coat of many Colors G C WAs worth more than all of their gold F C They didn't under stand it and I tried to make them see F C G One's only poor only if you choose to be C F C We didnt have no money but I'm as rich as I could be C G C In my coat of many Colors my mamma made for me C G F C In my coat of many Colors my mamma made just for me