Coat of Many Colors (Album Version)-Eva Cassidy

[00:15.880]Back through the years [00:17.800]I go wonderin' once again [00:21.770]Back to the seasons of youthmy [00:26.050]I recall a box of rags that someone gave us [00:32.170]And how my momma put the rags to use [00:37.500]There were rags of many colors [00:41.030]Every piece was small [00:43.460]And I didn't have a coat [00:45.850]And it was way down in the fog [00:48.960]Momma sewed the rags together [00:52.000]Sewing every piece with love [00:54.370]She made my coat of many colors [00:57.330] [00:57.970]That I was so proud of [01:01.970]As she sewed, she told a story [01:04.710]From the bible, she had read [01:07.370]About a coat of many colors [01:10.300]Joseph wore and then she said [01:13.240]Perhaps this coat will bring you [01:16.060]Good luck and happiness [01:18.500]And I just couldn't wait to wear it [01:21.310]And momma blessed it with a kiss [01:26.090]My coat of many colors [01:28.540]That my momma made for me [01:31.900]Made only from rags [01:34.340]But I wore it so proudly [01:38.650]Although we had no money [01:41.420]I was rich as I could be [01:44.100]In my coat of many colors [01:47.130]My momma made for me [01:53.700]So with patches on my britches [01:57.160]Holes in both my shoes [01:59.720]In my coat of many colors [02:02.600]I hurried off to school [02:05.100]Just to find the others laughing [02:07.900]And making fun of me [02:10.520]In my coat of many colors [02:13.810]My momma made for me [02:17.370]And oh I couldn't understand it [02:20.630]For I felt I was rich [02:23.310]And I told them of the love [02:25.500]My momma sewed in every stitch [02:28.980]And I told 'em all the story [02:31.590]Momma told me while she sewed [02:33.980]And how my coat of many colors [02:37.290]Was worth more than all their clothes [02:41.470]But they didn't understand it [02:43.970]And I tried to make them see [02:47.140]That one is only poor [02:49.440] [02:50.000]Only if they choose to be [02:54.060]Now I know we had no money [02:56.830]But I was rich as I could be [02:59.390]In my coat of many colors [03:02.420]My momma made for me [03:06.310]Made just for me