Joseph saw that food was gathered ready for the years ahead. Girls only: Joseph how can we ever say All that we want to about you We're so glad that you came our way We would have perished without you!
Joseph we are the perfect team Old buddies, that's you and me I was wise to have chosen you You'll be wise to agree. Joseph: Anyone from anywhere can make it If they get a lucky break! Close the curtain. Narrator Seven years of famine followed, Egypt didn't mind a bit The first recorded rationing in history was a hit. Narrator This could be a happy ending, perfect place to stop the show. Joseph after all has gone about as far as he can go. Narrator But I'm sure that Jacob and his other sons have crossed your mind how had famine hit the family Joseph left behind?
Narrator Back home, the famine had caught up with Joseph's brothers, who, express regret at selling him and deceiving their father. They hear Egypt has food and decide to go there to beg for food and mercy, not realizing whom they will be dealing with.
Open the curtain. The brothers on the stage. The summers were endlessly gold The fields were a patchwork of clover The winters were never too cold We'd stroll down the boulevards together And everything round us was fine Jacob Now the fields are dead and bare No joie de vivre anywhere Et maintenant we drink a bitter wine Brothers Those Canaan days we used to know Where have they gone, where did they go?
Eh bien, raise your berets To those Canaan days Simeon Do you remember those wonderful parties? The splendor of Canaan's cuisine Our extravagant, elegant soirees The gayest the Bible has seen It's funny but since we lost Joseph We've gone to the other extreme No-one comes to dinner now We only eat them anyhow I even find I'm missing Joseph's dreams.
Brothers Those Canaan days we used to know Where have they gone, where did they go? Eh bien, raise your berets Simeon To those Canaan days Brothers Eh bien, raise your berets To those Canaan days All brothers come in front of the curtain. Narrator In Canaan the future looked rough Jacob's family was finding it tough. Zebulun: For the famine has caught us unprepared we are thin. Dan: We are ill!! Naphtali: We are getting scared! Gad: It's enough to make anyone weep Issachar: We are down to our very last sheep Reuben: We will starve if we hang around here Zebulun: But in Egypt there's food going spare Asher: They've got corn, Benjamin: They've got meat Judah: They've got fruit and drinks Simeon: And if we have the time we could see the Sphinx.
Levi: Yes, we go. Open curtain. Joseph and the children on the stage. The brothers approach. Brothers: Mighty prince, give us something to eat!! To the audience Joseph: Wow, it is hard not to laugh!!
My brothers do not recognize me. I shall now take them all for a ride after all they have tried fratricide!! To the brothers: How do I know where you came from? You could be spies Telling me that you are hungry That could be lies How do I know who you are? Why do you think I should help you? Would you help me? Why on earth should I believe you? I've no guarantee Brothers: We are just eleven brothers, good men and true Though we know we count for nothing when up next to you Honesty's are middle name life is slowly ebbing from us, Hope's almost gone it's getting very hard.
Joseph: I like the way you're talking, astute and sincere Suddenly your tragic story it gets me right here. Narrator Joseph gives them food and sends them on their way, but plants a golden cup into the sack of his brother Benjamin. When the brothers were ready to go Joseph turned to them all with a terrible stare and said: Joseph: No No No No No Stop, you robbers - Your little number's up One of you has stolen my precious golden cup!!! Narrator Could it possibly be Banjamin? Children: Yes.
Joseph: Benjamin, you nasty youth, your crime has shocked me to the core Never in my whole career Have I encountered this before Guards, seize him! Lock him in a cell Throw the key into the Nile as well. Brothers: Show him some mercy, oh mighty one please He would not do this, he must have been framed Jail us and beat us, we should be blamed. Brothers Oh no - not he How can you accuse him is a mystery Save him - take me Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree Judah I hear the steel drums sing their song They're singing man you know you've got it wrong I hear the voice of the yellow bird Singing in the tree this is quite absurd Oh yes Brothers Oh yes Judah It's true Brothers It's true Judah Benjamin is straighter than the big bamboo No ifs Brothers No ifs Judah No buts Brothers No buts Judah Benjamin is honest as coconuts Sure as the tide wash the golden sand Benjamin is an innocent man Sure as bananas need the sun Narrator Joseph knew by this his brothers now were honest men The time had come at last to reunite them all again.
Joseph: Can't you recognize my face? Is it hard to see That Joseph, who you thought was dead, your brother It's me? When asked whether memorising all the English scripts and lyrics is difficult, Joe. Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Since there will be no part to. A crash of drums, a flash of light My jooseph coat flew out of sight The colors faded into darkness. Being told were also-rans Does not make us Joseph fans.
I rechnicolor my coat with golden lining Bright colors shining, wonderful and new And in the east, the dawn was breaking And the world was waking Any dream will do. We had never liked him all that much before And now this coat Has got our goat We feel life is unfair. May I return to the beginning The light is dimming, and the dream is too The world and I, we are still waiting Still hesitating Any dream will do.
The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colours comes to vibrant life in this delightful parable. And Joseph knew by this his brothers now were honest men The time had come at last to reunite them all again. We had never liked him All that much before And now this coat.
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. I look handsome, I look smart Chorus: Ah I am a walking work of art Chorus: Ah Such a dazzling coat of many colors Chorus: Ah How I love my coat of many colors Chorus: Ah It was red and yellow and green and brown And scarlet and black and ochre and peach And ruby and olive and violet and fawn.
I look handsome, I look smart Choir: Ah I am a walking work of art Ch: Ah Such a dazzling coat of many colors Ch: Ah How I love my coat of many colors Ch: Ah It was red and yellow and green and brown Scarlet and black and ocher and peach. And lilac and gold and chocolate.
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn Ah. And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve And cream and crimson and silver and rose Ah And azure and lemon and russet and grey Ah And purple and white and pink and orange. Joseph's coat annoyed his brothers. But what makes us mad. Are the things that Joseph tells us of the Dreams he's often had.
I dreamed that in the fields one day The corn gave me a sign. Your eleven sheaves of corn. All turned and bowed to mine. My sheaf was quite a sight to see A golden sheaf and tall. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Forgot your password? Retrieve it. Sell your Screenplay ». Start writing now ». I look handsome, I look smart I am a amazjng work of art Such a dazzling coat of many colors How I love my coat of many colors.
Photocopy License — Copies Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. Do you remember the good years in Canaan? Do you remember those wonderful parties? I dreamed that in the fields one day, the corn gave me a sign Your eleven sheaves of corn all turned and bowed to mine I dreamed I saw eleven stars, the sun and moon ajd sky Bowing down before my star — and now I realize why. Those Canaan days we used to know Where have they gone?
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 Your eleven sheaves of corn. One of you has stolen my precious golden cup! Share This Page Tweet. You need to buy a licence from The Really Useful Company. If my life were important I would ask will I live or die But I know the answers lie far from this world Close every door to me, keep vreamcoat I love from me Children of Israel are never alone For I know I shall find my own peace of mind For I have been promised a land of my own.
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