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Dolly Parton                                         The of many colors

Back through the _________
I go wonderin’ once again
Back to the_________ of my youth
I recall a __________ of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was ________
And I didn't have a coat
And it was way down in the _____________
Momma sewed the rags together
Sewin every piece with ___________
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of
As she sewed, she told a story
From the ______________ , she had read
About a coat of many colors
Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and ____________
And I just couldnt wait to wear it
And momma blessed it with a __________

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 ______________
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

So with patches on my britches
Holes in both my ___________
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 momma made for me

And oh I couldnt understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told them 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 _________
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 momma made for me
Made just for me

The of many color

Questions

1. Who gave the family a box of rags ?

2. What colors are the rags ?

3. What did her mother do with the rags ?

4. Is this family poor ? How can you tell ?

5. Who is Joseph ?

6. Why was she proud to wear the coat ?

7. What is the meaning of : One is poor if they choose to be 

8. What would you do with a box of rags ?

9. Do you give your old clothes to poor people sometimes ?

10. Do you laugh at people who wear old clothes ?