Coat of Many Colors

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Back through the years, I go wonderin' once again
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 Back to the seasons of my youth
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I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
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And how my momma put the rags to use
 
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There were rags of many colors, every piece was small 
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And I didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall
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Momma sewed the rags together, sewed every piece with love
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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
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About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said
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Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness
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And I just couldn't wait to wear it and momma blessed it with a kiss
 
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My coat of many colors that my momma made for me
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Made only from rags but I wore it so proudly
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Although we had no money I was rich as I could be
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In my coat of many colors my momma made for me
  
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So with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes
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In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school
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Just to find the others laughing and making fun of me
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In my coat of many colors my momma made for me
 
                                    
And oh I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich
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And I told them of the love my momma sewed in every stitch
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And I told 'em all the story momma told me while she sewed
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And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes


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