Joseph`s lyrics

Poor Poor Joseph
Poor Poor Joseph:

Narrators A:
Next day, far from home,
The brothers planned the repulsive crime

Brothers:
Let us grab him now,
Do him in, while we’ve got the time

Narrators A:
This they did and made the most of it
Tore his coat and flung him in a pit

Brothers:
Let us leave him here,
All alone, and he's bound to die

Narrators A:
When some Ishmaelites,
A hairy crew, came riding by


In a flash the brothers changed their plan
Brothers:
We need cash. Let's sell him if we can

Narrators:
Poor, poor Joseph, what'cha gonna do?
Things look bad for you, hey, what'cha gonna do?
Poor, poor Joseph, what'cha gonna do?
Things look bad for you, hey, what'cha gonna do?

Brothers:
Could you use a slave,
You hairy bunch of Ishmaelites?
Young, strong, well-behaved,
Going cheap and he reads and writes

Narrators A:
In a trice the dirty deal was done
Silver coins for Jacob's favourite son

Then the Ishmaelites
Galloped off with the slave in tow
Off to Egypt where Joseph was not keen to go
It wouldn't be a picnic he could tell

Joseph:
And I don't speak Egyptian very well

Narrators A:
Joseph's brothers tore
His precious multi-coloured coat
Having ripped it up,
They next attacked a passing goat

Soon the wretched creature was no more
They dipped his coat in blood and guts and gore

Oh now brothers, how low can you stoop?
You make a sordid group, hey, how low can you stoop?

Poor, poor Joseph, sold to be a slave
Situation's grave, hey, sold to be a slave
Joseph´s Dreams:

Narrators A:
Joseph's coat annoyed his brothers

Brothers and Narrators A:
But what makes us mad
Are the things that Joseph tells us of the
Dream's he often had

Joseph:
I dreamed that in the fields one day,
At corn collecting time
Your eleven sheaves of corn
All turned and bowed to mine

Joseph and Narrators A:
My sheaf was quite a sight to see
A golden sheaf and tall
Yours were green and second-rate
And really rather small

Brothers:
The dreams of our dear brother are
The decade's biggest yawn
His talk of stars and golden sheaves
Is just a load of corn

Brothers and Narrators A:
Not only is he tactless but
He's also rather dim
For there's eleven of us and
There's only one of him
The dreams of course will not come true
That is, we think they won't come true
That is, we hope they won't come true
What if he's right all along?

The dreams are more than crystal clear,
The writing on the wall
Means that Joseph some day soon
Will rise above us all
The accuracy of the dreams
We brothers do not know
But one thing we are sure about
The dreamer has to go
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Joseph lyrics: first two songs
Jacob and Sons

Way way back many centuries ago,
Not long after the Bible began
Jacob lived in the land of Canaan,
A fine example of a family man.
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
Depended on farming to earn their keep.
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep.

Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation
Thanks to the number of children he had
Also known as Israel, but most of the time
His sons and his wives used to call him Dad.
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
Men of the soil, of the sheaf and the crook
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
A remarkable family in anyone's book.

Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel
With Simeon and Levi the next in line
Naphtali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan
Zebulun and Gad took the total to nine
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
Joseph - Jacob's favourite son
Jacob, Jacob and sons
Jacob, Jacob and sons
Jacob, Jacob and sons
Jacob Jacob Jacob
Jacob and
Sons


JOSEPH'S COAT

Jacob:
Joseph's mother, she was quite my favourite wife
I never really loved another all my life
And Joseph was my joy because
He reminded me of her
Narrators A
Through young Joseph, Jacob lived his youth again
Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could, but then
It made the rest feel second best
And even if they were -
Brothers
Being told we're also-rans
Does not makes us Joseph fans
Narrators A
But where they had really missed the boat is
Brothers
We're great guys but no-one seems to notice
Narrators A + Brothers
Joseph's charm and winning smile
Failed to slay them in the aisle
And his father couldn't see the danger
He could not imagine any danger
He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true
Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son
To make it clear that Joseph was the special one
So Jacob bought his son a coat
A multi-coloured coat to wear
Brothers
Joseph's coat was elegant,
The cut was fine
The tasteful style was the
Ultimate in good design
And this is why it caught the eye
A king would stop and stare
Narrators A
And when Joseph tried it on
He knew his sheepskin days were gone
Narrators A + Brothers
Such a dazzling coat of many colours
How he loved his coat of many coloures
Narrators A
In a class above the rest
It even went well with his vest
Such a stunning coat of many colours
How he loved his coat of many colours
It was red and yellow and green and
Brown and blue
Joseph's brothers weren't
Too pleased with what they saw
Brothers
We have never liked him
All that much before
And now this coat
Has got our goat
We feel life is unfair
Narrators A
And when Joseph graced the scene
His brothers turned a shade of green
His astounding clothing took the biscuit
Quite the smoothest person in the district
Joseph
I look handsome, I look smart
I am walking work of art
Such a dazzling coat of many colours
How I love my coat of many colours


Jacob, Joseph, Brothers
It was red and yellow and green and brown
And scarlet and black and ochre and peach
Narrators A (left side group)
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
Narrators A (right side group)
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
Jacob, Joseph, Brothers
And purple and white and pink and orange
And red and yellow and green and brown and
Narrators A (left side group)
Scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
Narrators A (right side group)
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
Jacob, Joseph, Brothers, All Narrators
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue