[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
There were rags of many colors, 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

[Verse 3]
As she sewed, she told a story from the Bible she had rеad
About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then shе said
"Perhaps this coat will bring you good luck and happiness"
And I just couldn't wait to wear it and mama blessed it with a kiss

[Chorus]
My coat of many colors that my mama made for me
Made from only rags, but I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money, I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors my mama made for me

[Verse 4]
So with patches on my britches 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
[Verse 5]
And, oh, I couldn't understand it, for I felt I was rich
And I told 'em of the love my mama sewed in every stitch
And I told 'em of the story mama told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes

[Chorus]
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