![]() Dolly gives freely from the gifts of wisdom that she has collected across her life. Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton Capo 3 Intro G G Back through the years I go wonderin once again C Back to the seasons of my youth G I recall a box of rags that someone gave us C And how my momma put the rags to use Verse 1 G There were rags of many colors G Every piece was small And I didn't have a coat D And it was way down in. From a box of rags to a coat of riches, Dolly is a master songwriter, storyteller, and singer. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1972 CMA Awards. It was released on October 4, 1971, by RCA Victor. Listen to Dolly Parton’s original song taken from her life experience, written in 1969 on the back of someone else’s dry cleaning receipt and recorded in April 1971 to become number four on the U.S. Coat of Many Colors is the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. She believes that if you can teach a child to read, you can teach them to dream, and if they can dream… anything is possible! Provided to YouTube by RLG/BMG HeritageCoat of Many Colors Dolly. It shows that I love music, and I love my folks Its really got a lot. Her non-profit gives free books to children. Provided to YouTube by RLG/BMG HeritageCoat of Many Colors Dolly PartonUltimate Dolly Parton Originally Recorded 1961. Its a show about people who made me who and what I am, she continued. She started her Imagination Library non-profit to honor her father who didn’t learn to read and write. ![]() ![]() And she tells everyone, “One is only poor, only if they choose to be.” In the backcountry of Tennessee, she will tell you that they had running water… they had to “run and get it.” From the poverty of her early life, you will find the riches of her songs that tell her story. Dolly Parton grew up in a two-room house with her “momma and daddy” and 11 other siblings.
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