The Singing Scoutmaster: Coat Of Many Colors

G

GBack through the years

GI go wonderin once again

Back to the seasons of my Cyouth

I re-Gcall a box of rags that someone gave us

And how my momma put the rags to Cuse

There were Grags of many colors

GEvery piece was small

GAnd I didn't have a coat

And it was D7way down in the fall

Momma Gsewed the rags together

Sewin Cevery piece with love

She made my Gcoat of many colors

That D7I was so proud Gof

GAs she sewed, she told a story

GFrom the bible, she had read

GAbout a coat of many colors

Joseph D7wore and then she said

Per-Ghaps this coat will bring you

Good Cluck and happiness

And I just Gcouldn't wait to wear it

And momma Dblessed it with a Gkiss

My Ccoat of many colors

That my Gmomma made for me

CMade only from rags

But I Gwore it so D7proudly

Al-Gthough we had no money

Well I was Crich as I could be

In my Gcoat of many colors

My Dmomma made for Gme E7

So with Apatches on my britches

and Aholes in both my shoes

AIn my coat of many colors

I E7hurried off to school

Just to Afind the others laughing

And Dmaking fun of me

in my Acoat of many colors

My E7momma made for Ame

And E7oh I Acouldn't understand it

For AI felt I was rich

AAnd I told them of the love

My momma E7sewed in every stitch

And I Atold 'em all the story

Momma Dtold me while she sewed

And how my Acoat of many colors

Was worth E7more than all Atheir clothes

But they Ddidn't understand it

And I Atried to make them see

That Done is only poor

Only Aif they choose to E7be

Now I Aknow we had no money

But I was Drich as I could be

In my Acoat of many colors

My E7momma made for Dme

Made just Afor me