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Coat of Many Colors
2018
The coat her mother sewed from rags — now in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Photo credit“Although we had no money, I was rich as I could be in my coat of many colors my mama made for me.”
When Dolly needed a winter coat, her mother sewed one from rags and told her the Bible story of Joseph's coat of many colors. At school, classmates laughed. Her mother said: "I don't want to ever hear you say that we're poor. We are rich in kindness and love and understanding."
Did you know
The song has been adopted as a gay pride anthem for its themes of acceptance, otherness, and love — something Dolly has embraced with warmth.