Coat of Many Colours

Back through the years
I go wondering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth

I do recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put those rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
I didn't have a coat
And it was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
She sowed every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of

While momma sowed she told 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
I just couldn't wait to wear it
Cause momma blessed it with a kiss

My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made from only rags
But I wore it so proudly
But we didn't have much money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

So with patches on my bridges
Holes both in 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 that mama made for me

Tho i couldn't understand it
Cause i felt i was rich
And i told them of the loved that mama sowed in every sitch
I even told them of that story that mamma told me while she sowed it
While my coat of many colors was worth more than all their cloths

They didnt understand it and i tried to make them see
One is only power oy if they choose to be

Its true we have no money
But i was rich as i could be
In my coat of many colors momma made for me
Made just for me