Story - Had an Old Coat

This is another fun story or rather a story in a song.
I first heard it years ago on a Bev Bos recording.
The storyline is similar to Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
Last year I told a similar story, The Blue Coat but did it as a cut and tell story.

I like this song because it encourages the audience to be involved with singing back a couple of lines.

Here are the words to "Had an Old Coat"

Had an old coat but my coat got torn
what did I do?    (audience - what did you do?)
Had an old coat but my coat got torn
what do I do?   (audience - what did you do?)
Had an old coat but my coat got torn
So I cut it off and a jacket was born.
And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

As the years went by that jacket wore thin
what did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
As the years went by that jacket wore thin
what did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
As the years went by that jacket wore thin
So I called it a shirt and I tucked it in.
And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

When the sleeves wore off from the east to the west
What did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
When the sleeves wore off from the east to the west
What did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
When the sleeves wore off from the east to the west
so I cut them off and I made a vest.
And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)


When I stained that vest with cherry pie
what did I do?   (audience - what did you do?)
When I stained that vest with cherry pie
what did I do?   (audience - what did you do?)
When I stained that vest with cherry pie
so I cut and snip and made a tie
And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

When that tie was looking lean
what did I do? (audience - what did you do?)
When that tie was looking lean
what did I do? (audience - what did you do?)
When that tie was looking lean
I made a patch for my old blue jeans.And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

When that patch was next to nothin'
what did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
When that patch was next to nothin'
what did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)

When that patch was next to nothin'
I rolled it up into a button. And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

When that button was almost gone
what did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
When that button was almost gone
what did I do?  (audience - what did you do?)
When that button was almost gone
with what was left, I made this song. And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

And I sing everyday of my life (sing with audience)

Here's the video
http://vimeo.com/32971329