Shania Twain (with Alison Krauss & Union Station) Coat Of Many Colors Lyrics

Back through the years
I go wondering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma 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
Momma 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 a coat of many colors
Josheph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I just couldn't wait to wear it
And momma blessed it with a kiss
My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
I know we had money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

So with patches on my britiches
Holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing
And a making fun of me
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
And oh I couldn't understand for
I felt I was rich
And I told them all the love
My momma sewed in every stich
And I told them all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes

But they didn't understand
And I tried to make them see
One is only poor
Only if they choose to be
Now I know 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