# Quote — Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors

> They didn't understand it and I tried to make them see
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> That one is only poor only if they choose to be
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> Now I know we had no money but I was rich as I could be
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> In my coat of many colors that Momma made for me
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> Made just for me...

- Author: [Dolly Parton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dolly-parton.md)
- Book: [Coat of Many Colors](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dolly-parton/coat-of-many-colors.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton#Coat_of_Many_Colors_(1971)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/dolly-parton/coat-of-many-colors/they-didnt-understand