Coat of Many Colors (Live) [05/21/83 Dominion Theatre, London, Britain] Songtext
von Dolly Parton

Back through the the years I go wandering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall the box of rags 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 the coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said
"Perhaps this coat would 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 so proudly
Although we had no money
Why I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors, my mama made for me

So with patches on my britches, 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
And my coat of many colors my mama made for me

And oh I couldn′t understand for I felt I was rich
And I told them all the love my mama sewed in every stitch
And I told them all the story mama told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all the clothes

But they didn't understand it and I tried to make them see
That one is only poor only if they choose to be
Now 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