Coat of Many Colors (Live at Sevier County High School, Sevierville, TN - April 1970)-Dolly Parton

[ti:Coat Of Many Colors(LIVE)] [ar:Dolly Parton] [al:A Real Live Dolly] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Coat of Many Colors (Live at Sevier County High School, Sevierville, TN - April 1970) - Dolly Parton [00:09.59]Back through the years [00:11.65]I go wonderin' once again [00:15.27]Back to the seasons of my youth [00:20.19]I recall a box of rags that someone gave us [00:26.31]And how my momma put the rags to use [00:31.74]There were rags of many colors [00:35.55]Every piece was small [00:37.93]And I didn't have a coat [00:40.87]And it was way down in the fall [00:43.80]Momma sewed the rags together [00:46.81]Sewin' every piece with love [00:49.37]She made my coat of many colors [00:53.17]That I was so proud of [00:56.92]As she sewed she told a story [01:00.35]From the bible she had read [01:03.03]About a coat of many colors [01:05.91]Joseph wore and then she said [01:08.96]Perhaps this coat will bring you [01:12.13]Good luck and happiness [01:14.82]And I just couldn't wait to wear it [01:17.63]And momma blessed it with a kiss [01:22.68] [01:23.24]My coat of many colors [01:25.11]That my momma made for me [01:28.61]Made only from rags [01:31.03]But I wore it so proudly [01:35.78]Although we had no money [01:38.59]I was rich as I could be [01:41.40]In my coat of many colors [01:44.77]My momma made for me [01:48.70]So with patches on my britches [01:52.32]Holes in both my shoes [01:55.00]In my coat of many colors [01:57.87]I hurried off to school [02:00.87]Just to find the others laughing [02:04.11]And making fun of me [02:06.55]In my coat of many colors [02:09.67]My momma made for me [02:14.28]And oh I couldn't understand it [02:17.78]For I felt I was rich [02:20.15]And I told them of the love [02:22.65]My momma sewed in every stitch [02:25.95]And I told 'em all the story [02:29.13]Momma told me while she sewed [02:31.63]And how my coat of many colors [02:35.00]Was worth more than all their clothes [02:39.49]But they didn't understand it [02:42.30]And I tried to make them see [02:45.30]That one is only poor [02:47.73]Only if they choose to be [02:51.66]Now I know we had no money [02:55.53]But I was rich as I could be [02:58.40]In my coat of many colors [03:01.52]My momma made for me