Back Through The YearsPut The Rags To UseThere Were Rags Of Many ColorsBut Every Piece Was SmallAnd I Didn't Have A CoatAnd It Was Way Down In The FallMama Sewed The Rags TogetherSewing Every Piece With LoveShe Made My Coat Of Many ColorsThat I Was So Proud OfAs She Sewed She Told A StoryFrom The Bible She Had ReadAbout A Coat Of Many ColorsJoseph wore and then she saidPerhaps This Coat Will Bring YouGood Luck And HappinessAnd I Just Couldn't Wait To Wear ItAnd Mama Blessed It With A KissA Coat Of Many ColorsThat My Mama Made For MeMade Only From RagsBut I Wore It So ProudlyAlthough We Had No MoneyThough I Was Rich As I Could BeIn My Coat Of Many ColorsMy Mama Made For MeSo With Patches On My BridgesAnd Holes In My NeckAnd Both My ShoesIn My Coat Of Many ColorsI Hurried Off To SchoolJust To Find The Others LaughingAnd Making Fun Of MeIn My Coat Of Many ColorsMy Mama Made For MeAnd Oh I Couldn't Understand ItFor I Felt I Was RichAnd I Told Them Of The LoveMy Mama Sewed AndAnd Every StitchAnd I Told Them All This StoryMama Told Me What She SewedAnd How My Coat Of Many ColorsWas Worth More Than All Their ClothesBut They Didn't Understand ItAnd I Tried To Make Them SeeThat One Is Only PoorOnly If They Choose To BeNow I Know We Had No MoneyBut I Was Rich As I Could BeIn My Coat Of Many ColorsMy Mama Made For MeMade Just For Me