Interpret:

Alison Krauss

Album:

Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton (Var. Artists)

Back through the years
I go wandering once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags
That 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
Momma sewed the rags together 
Sewing every piece with love 
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of


My coat of many colors 
That my mama made for me 
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My mama made for me


So with patches on my breeches
And 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
In my coat of many colors
My mama made for me


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