Hi Everyone
Several weeks ago I heard @jaydr cover this song by Dolly Parton and I've kinda had it stuck in my head since then.
The song tells the story of Dolly's childhood in rural Tennessee. She was the 4th of 12 children and grew up in poverty.
This song tells of a time someone gave a box of colorful rags to Dolly's mother which she used to sew a patchwork coat for Dolly to wear during the colder months of the year.
I figured I would take a shot at this wonderful little country song and see if I could do it any justice.
I hope you guys enjoy my version.
"Coat Of Many Colours" Dolly Parton
Back through the years Im wanderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my momma put the rags to use
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 Momma sewed the rags together Sewin' every piece with love She made my coat of many colors That I was so proud of
As she sewed, she told a story From the Bible, she had read About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said Perhaps this coat will bring you Good luck and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it And momma blessed it with a kiss
My coat of many colors That my momma made for me Made only from 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 momma made for me
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 That I wore so proudly
And I couldn't understand it For I felt I was rich And I told 'em of the love My momma sewed in every stitch And I told 'em all the story Momma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors Was worth more than all their clothes
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 That my momma made for me
My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from 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 momma made for me
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