Prologue
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph & Children)
Jacob & Sons
Joseph's Coat
Joseph's Dreams
Poor, Poor Joseph
One More Angel In Heaven
Potiphar

Close Every Door
Go, Go, Go Joseph
Pharaoh Story
Poor, Poor Pharaoh
Song Of The King (Seven Fat Cows)
Pharaoh's Dreams Explained
Stone The Crows
Those Canaan Days
The Brothers Come To Egypt
grovel, Grovel
Who's The Thief?
Benjamin Calypso
Joseph All The Time
Jacob In Egypt
Finale: Any Dream Will Do/give Me My Coloured Coat
Joseph Megamix



Prologue

Narrator

Some folks dream of the wonders they'll do
Before their time on this planet is through
Some just don't have anything planned
They hide their hopes and their heads in the sand
Now I don't say who is wrong, who is right
But if by chance you are here for the night
Then all I need is an hour or two
To tell the tale of a dreamer like you
We all dream a lot - some are lucky, some are not
But if you think it, want it, dream it, then it's real
You are what you feel

But all that I say can be told another way
In the story of a boy whose dream came true




Any Dream Will Do (Joseph & Children)


Joseph

I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain
To see for certain what I thought I knew
Far far away, someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do

Joseph & Children

I wore my coat, with golden lining
Bright colours shining, wonderful and new
And in the east, the dawn was breaking
And the world was waking
Any dream will do

Joseph

A crash of drums, a flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone

Joseph & Children

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

Joseph

A crash of drums, a flash of light
My golden coat flew out of sight
The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone

Joseph & Children

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





Jacob & Sons



Narrator

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,
Spen 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
He was 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 crook
Jacob, Jacob and sons,
A remarkable family in anyone's book.

Narrator, Brothers, Female Ensemble & Children

Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel
With Simeon and Levi the nex 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

Narrator

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

Narrator

But where they had really missed the boat is

Brothers

We're great guys but no-one seems to notice

Narrator

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 and Female Ensemble

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

Narrator

And when Joseph tried it on
He knew his sheepskin days were gone

Narrator & Female Ensemble & Children

Such a dazzling coat of many colours
How he loved his coat of many coloures

Narrator

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

Narrator, Female Ensemble & Children

And whe Joseph graced the scene
His brothers turned a shade of green
His astounding clothing took the biscuit

Brothers

Quite the smoothest person in the district

Joseph & Female Ensemlbe

I look handsome, I look smart
I am walking work of art
Such a dazzling coat of colours
How I love my coat of many colours

Narrator, Joseph, Ensemble & Children

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
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And red and yellow and green and brown and
Scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue





Joseph's Dreams

Narartor

Joseph's coat annoyed his brothers

Brothers

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,
The corn gave me sign
Your eleven sheaves of corn
All turned and bowed to mine
My sheaf was was quite a sight to see
A golden sheaf and tall
Yours were green and second-rate
And really rather small

Brothers

This is not the kind of thing
We brothers like to hear
It seems to us that Joseph and his
Dreams should disappear

Joseph

I dreamed I saw eleven stars,
The sun the moon and sky
Bowing down before my star,
It made me wonder why
Could it be that I was born
For higgher thing than you?
A post in someone's government,
A ministry or two

Brothers

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




Poor, Poor Joseph

Narrator

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

Brothers

Let us grab him now,
Do him in, while weave got the time

Narrator

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

Brothers

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

Narrator

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

Narrator, Female Ensemble & Children

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

Narrator

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

Narrator

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

Narrator, Ensemble & Children

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





One More Angel In Heaven

Reuben

Father we've something to tell you, a story of our time
A tragic but inspiring tale of manhood in ist prime
You know you had a dozen son -
Well now that's not quite true
But feel no sorrow, do not grieve,
He would not want you to

Reuben, Reuben's Wife & Male Ensemble

There's one more angel in heave
There's one more star in the sky
Joseph we'll never forget you
It's tough but we're gonna get by
There's one less place a out table
There's one more tear in my eye

Brothers

But Joseph the things that you stood for

Reuben

Like truth and light never die
When I think of his last great battle
A lump comes to my throat
It takes a man who knows no fear
To wrestle with a goat
His blood-stained coat is tribute to
His final sacrifice
His body may be past its peak
But his soul's in paradise

Jacob

There's one less place a out table
There's one more tear in my eye

Brothers

But Joseph the things that you stood for

Reuben

Like truth and light never die

Brothers

Carve his name with pride and courage

Naphtali

Let no tear be shed

Brothers

If he had not laid down his life
We all would now be dead





Potiphar


Narrator

Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold,
Where he was bought by a captain named by Potiphar

Narrator & Male Ensemble

Potiphar had very few cares
He was one of Egypt millionaires
Having made a fortune buying shares in

Potiphar

Pyramids

Narrator & Male Ensemble

Potiphar had made a huge pile
Owned a large percentage of the Nile

Potiphar

Meant that I could really live in style

Narrator & Male Ensemble

And he did

Narrator

Joseph was an unimportant
Slave who found he liked his master
Consequently worked much harder
Even with devotion
Potiphar could see tha Joseph
Was a cut above the average
Made him leader of his household
Maximum promotion

Narrator & Male Ensemble

Potiphar was cool and so fine

Potiphar

But my wife would never toe the line

Narrator & Male Ensemble

It's all there in chapter thirty-nine
Of Genesis
She was beautiful but

Mrs. Potiphar

Evil

Narrator & Male Ensemble

Saw a lot of men against his will
He could have to tell he that she still
Was his

Narrator

Joseph's looks and handsome figure
Had attracted her attention
Every morning she would beckon

Mrs. Potiphar

Come and lie with me love

Narrator

Joseph wanted to resist her,
Till one day she proved too eager
Joseph cried in vain

Joseph

Please stop
I don't believe in free love

Mrs. Potiphar

Pity

Narrator

Potiphar was counting sheckels
In his den below the bedroom
When he heard a mighty rumpus
Clattering above him
Suddenly he knew his riches
Couldn't buy him what he wanted
Gold would never make him happy
If she didn't love him

Narrator, Ensemble & Children

Letting out a mighty roar
Potiphar burst through the door

Potiphar

Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail
The things that you have done are beyond the pale

Narrator, Ensemble & Children

Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell
Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell
Locked up in a cell




Close Every Door

Joseph

Close every door to me,
Hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows
And shut out the light
Do what you want with me,
Hate me and laugh at me
Darken my daytime
And toture my night
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 those 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

Children

Close every door to me,
Hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows
And shut out the light

Joseph

Just give me a number
Instead of my name
Forget all about me
And let me decay
I do not matter,
I'm only one person
Destroy me completely
Then throw me away
If my life were important I
Would ask will I live or die
But I know the answers lie
Far from this world

Joseph, Ensemble & Children

Close every door to me,
Keep those I love from me
Children of Israel
Are never alone
For we know we shall find
Our own peace of mind
For we have been promised
A land of our own





Go, Go, Go Joseph

Narrator

Joseph's luck was really out,
His spirit and his fortune low
Alone he sat, alone he thought
Of happy times he used to know

First Man

Hey dreamer, don't be so upset

Second Man

Hey Joseph, you're not beaten yet

Narrator & Ensemble

Go, go, go Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Don't give up Joseph fight till you drop
We've read the book and you come at on top

Narrator

Now into Joseph's prison cell
Were flung two very frightened men

Baker & Buttler

We don't think we will ever
See the light of day again
Hey Joseph, help us if you can
We've had dreams that we don't understand

Narrator & Ensemble

Both men were servants of Pharaoh the King
Both in the doghouse for doing their thing

Narrator

One was a baker, a cook in his prime
One was a buttler, the Jeeves of his time

Joseph

Tell me of your dreams my friends
And I will tell you what they show
Though I cannot guarantee
To get it right, I'll have a go

Narrator

First the buttler, trembling took the floor
Nervously he spoke of what he saw

Buttler

There I was standing in front of a vine
I took some grapes and I crushed them to wine
I gave some to Pharaoh who drank from my cup
I tried to interpret but I had to give up

Joseph

You will soon be free my friend
So do not worry any more
The king will let you out of here,
You'll buttle as you did before

Narrator

Next the baker rose to tell his dream
Hoping it would have a similar theme

Baker

There I was standing with baskets of breads
High in the sky I saw birds overhead
Who flew to my baskets and ate every slice
Give me the message - like his would be nice

Joseph

Sad to say your dream is not
The kind of dream I'd like to get
Pharaoh has it in for you,
Your execution date is set
Don't rely on all I said I saw
It's just that I have not been wrong before

Ensemble

Go, go, go Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time
Go, go, go Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time

Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time

Narrator

Ahead of your time

Joseph

Ahead of my time

Narrator

Ahead of your time

Joseph


Ahead of my

All


Time





Pharaoh Story

Narrator

Pharaoh, he was
A powerful man
With the ancient world
In the palm of his hand
To all intents and purposes he
Was Egypt with a capital E
Whatever he did
He was showered with praise
If he cracked a joke
Then you chortled for days
No-one had rights or a
Vote but the king
In fact you might say
He was fairly right-wing
When Pharaoh's around,
Then you get down on the ground
If you ever find yourself near Ramases
Get down on your knees

Female Ensemble & Children

A Pharaoh's story,
A Pharaoh's story
A Pharaoh's story,
A Pharaoh's story

Narrator

Down at the other
End of the scale
Joseph is still
Doing time in jail
For even though he is
In with the guards
A liftime in prison
Seems quite on the cards
But if my analysis of
The position is right
At the end of the tunnel
There's seems a glimmer of light
For all of a sudden
Indescribable things
Have shattered the sleep
Of both peasants and kings
Strange as it seems,
There's been a run of crazy dreams
And a man who can interpret
Could go far - could become a star

Female Ensemble & Children

Could be famous,
Could be a big success
Could be famous,
Could be a big success

Narrator

Strange as it seems
There's been a
Run of crazy dreams
And a man who can interpret
Could go far
Could become a star

Narrator & Ensemble

Could be famous,
Could be a big success
Could be famous,
Could be a big success
Strange as it seems
There's been a
Run of crazy dreams
And a man who can interpret
Could go far

Ah
Could become a star
Could be famous,
Could be a big success
Could be famous,
Could be a star





Poor, Poor Pharaoh

Narrator

Guess what? In his bed Pharaoh
Had an uneasy night
He had had a dream that pinned him
To his sheets with fright
No-one knew the meaning of this dream
What to do, ehatever could it mean?
Then his buttler said

Buttler

I know of a bloke in jail
Who is hot on dreams,
Could explain old Pharaoh's tale

Narrator

Pharaoh said

Pharaoh

Well fetch this Joseph man
I need him to help me if he can

Narrator & Ensemble

Poor, poor Pharaoh,
What'cha gonna do
Dreams are hanting you, hey,
What'cha gonna do

Narrator

Chained and bound, afraid, alone
Joseph stood before the throne

Joseph

My service to Pharaoh has begun
Tell me your problems, mighty one




Song Of The King (Seven Fat Cows)

Pharaoh & Ensemble

Well I was wandering along by the banks of the river
When seven fat cows came up out of the Nile, uh-huh
And right behind these fine healthy animals came
Seve other cows, skinny and vile, uh-huh
Well the thin cows ate the fat cows which I
Thought would do them good, uh-huh
But it didn't make them fatter like such
A monster supper should

Well the thin cows were as thin
As they had ever, ever, ever been
Well this dream has got me baffled
Hey, Joseph, won't you tell me what it means?

Well you know that kings ain't stupid
But I don't have a clue
So don't be cruel Joseph
Help me I beg of you

Well I was standing doing nothing in a field out of town
Whe I saw seven beautiful ears of corn, uh-huh
They were ripe, they were golden and
You've guessed it,
Right behind them came seven other ears
Tattered and torn, uh-huh

Well the bad corn ate the good corn
They came up from behind yes they did
Now Joseph here's the punch line
It's really gonna blow your mind

Well the bad corn was
As bad as it had ever, ever, ever been
Well this dream has got me all shook up
Treat me nice and tell me what it means

Hey, hey, hey Joseph
Won't you tell poor old Pharaoh
What does this crazy dream mean?
Oh yeah





Pharaoh's Dreams Explained

Joseph

Seven years of bumper crops are on their way
Years of plenty, endless wheat and toms of hay
Your farms will boom, there won't be room
To store the surplus food you grow
After that, the future doesn't look so bright
Egypt's luck will change completely overnight
And famine's hand will stalk the land
With food an all-time low
Noble king, there is no doubt
What your dreams are all about
All these things you saw in your pyjamas
Are a long-range forecast for your farmers

Joseph, Female Ensemble & Children

And I'm sure it's crossed your mind
What it is you have to find
Find a man to lead you through the famine
With a flair for economic planning
But who this man could be
I just don't know
Who this man could be
I just don't know
Who this man could be
I just don't know






Stone The Crows

Narrator

Pharaoh said -

Pharaoh

Well stone the crows,
This Joseph is a clever kid
Who'd have thought that fourteen cows
Could mean the things he said they did?
Joseph, you must help me further;
I have got a job for you
You shall lead us through this crisis -
You shall be my number two

Narrator & Female Ensemble

Pharaoh told his guards to fetch
A chisel from the local store
Whereupon he ordered them
To cut the chains that Joseph wore
Joseph got a royal pardon
And a host of splendid things
A chariot of gold, a cloak,
A medal and some signet rings

Joseph -
Pharaoh's number two
Joseph -
Egypt looks to you

Jospeh, Narrator & Female Ensemble

Joseph -
Pharaoh's number two
Joseph -
Egypt looks to you

Narrator & Female Ensemble

Seven summers on the trot
Were perfect just as Joseph said
Joseph saw that food was gathered
Ready for the years ahead
Seven years of famine followed
Egypt didn't mind a bit
The first recorded rationing
In history was a hit

Female Ensemble

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

Pharaoh

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

Female Ensemble

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

Pharaoh

We were in a jam
Would have baffled Abraham
But now we're a partneship
It's just a piece of cake

Female Ensemble

Greatest man since Noah
Only goes to shoah

Joseph

Anyone from anywhere can make it
If they get a lucky break

Narrator & Female Ensemble

This could be a happy ending,
Perfect place to stop the show
Joseph after all has gone
About as far as he can go
But I'm sure that Jacob and
His other sons have crossed your mind
How had famine hit the family
Joseph left behind?





Those Canaan Days

Simeon

Do you remember the good years in Canaan?
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 averything round us was fine

Jacob

Now the fileds 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 splendour 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
To those Canaan days

Simeon

It's funny but since we lost Joseph
We've gone to the other extreme
Perhaps we all misjudged the lad
Perhaps he wasn't quite that bad
And how we miss his entertaining 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






The Brothers Come To Egypt

Narrator

So back in Canaan the future looked rough
Jacob's family were finding it tough

Brothers

For the famine has caught us unprepared
We are thin
We are ill
We are getting scared
It's enough to make anyone weep
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
They've got meat
They've got fruit and drinks

Dan

And if we have the time
We could see the Sphinx

Narrator

So they finally decided to go
Off to Egypt to see brother Jo
So they all lay before
Joseph's feet

Brothers

Mighty prince, give us something to eat

Narrator

Joseph found it a strain
Not to laugh because
Not a brother among them
Knew who he was

Joseph

I shall now take them all for a ride
After all they have tried fratricide





Grovel, Grovel

Joseph

I dreamed that in the fields one day,
The corn gave me sign
Your eleven sheaves of corn
All turned and bowed to mine
I dreamed I saw eleven stars,
The sun the moon and sky
Bowing down before my star,
And now I realise why
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

Narrator & Brothers

Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fall
Worship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl

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 to see us
From sideways on

Narrator & Brothers

Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fall
Worship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl

Jospeh

I rather like the way you're talking,
Astute and sincere
Suddenly your tragic story
It gets me right here

Brothers

This is what we hoped he'd say

Jospeh

All this tugging at my heartstrings
Seems quite justified
I shall give you what you came for
And lots more beside

Narrator & Brothers

Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fall
Worship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl

Brothers

Thank you, thank you, cringe, bow, stoop, fall
Worship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl

Narrator

Joseph handed them sackloads of food
And they grovelled with base gratitude

Female Ensemble

Then, unseen, Joseph out around the back
And planted a cup in young Benjamin's sack

Narrator

When the brothers were ready to go
Jospeh turned to them all
With a terrible stare and said

Joseph

No No No No No





Who's The Thief?

Joseph

Stop, you robbers -
Your little number's up
One of you has stolen
My precious gldn cup

Narrator

Joseph started serching
Through his brothers' sacks
Everyone was nervous,
No-one could relax

Children

Who's the thief?
Who's the thief?
Who's the thief?
Who's the thief?

Narrator & Children

Is it Reuben? No.
Is it Simeon? No.
Is it Naphtali? No.
Is it Dan? No.
Is it Asher? No.
Is it Isaachar? No.
Is it Levi? No.
Who's the man? No.
Is it Zebulun? No.
Is it Gad? No.
Is it Judah? No.
Is it him?

Children

Could it be, could it be
Could it be, could it be
Could it be, could it be

Narrator

Could it possibly be Banjamin?

Children

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Joseph

Benjamin, you nasty youth,
Your crime has shocked me to the core
Never in my whole career
Hav I encontered this before
Guards, seize him! Lock him in a cell
Throw the key into the Nile as well

Narrator

Each of the brothers fell to his knees

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.





Benjamin Calypso

Brothers

Oh no - not he
How can you accuse him is a mystery
Save him - take me
Benjamin is straightr 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
We are the criminal guilty ones

Oh no

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Oh no

Judah

Not he

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Not he
How you can accuse him is a mystery

Judah

Save him

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Save him

Judah

Take me

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Take me
Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree

Judah, Brothers & Female Ensemble

Oh no
Not he
How can you accuse him is a mystery
Save him
Take me
Benjamin is straightr than the tall palm tree

Judah

Sure as the tide wash the golden sand
Benjamin is an innocent man
Sure as bananas need the sun
We are the criminal guilty ones
Oh no

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Oh no

Judah

Not he

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Not he

Judah & Female Ensemble

How you can accuse him is a mystery

Judah

Save him

Brothers & Female Ensemble

Save him

Judah

Take me

Judah, Brothers & Female Ensemble

Take me
Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree
Oh no - not he
How can you accuse him is a mystery
Save him - take me
La la la la la la la






Joseph All The Time

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 recognise my face? Is it had to see
That Joseph, who you thought was dead, your brother
It's me?

Narrator & Children

Joseph, Joseph, is it really true?
Joseph, Joseph, is it really you?

Narrator, Ensemble & Children

Joseph, Joseph





Jacob In Egypt

Ensemble

So Jacob came to Egypt,
No longer feeling old
And Joseph came to meet him
In his chariot
Of gold
Of gold
Of gold
Of gold





Finale: Any Dream Will Do/give Me My Coloured Coat

Joseph

I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain
To see for certain what I thought I knew
Far far away, someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any dream will do

Joseph & Children

I wore my coat, with golden lining
Bright colours shining, wonderful and new
And in the east, the dawn was breaking
And the world was waking
Any dream will do

Joseph

A crash of drums

Narrator

A flash of light

Joseph

My golden coat flew out of sight

Joseph & Narrator

The colours faded into darkness
I was left alone

Joseph & Narrator & Children

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
Still hesitating, any dream will do

Full Company

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
Give me my coloured coat,
My amazing coloured coat
Give me my coloured coat,
My amazing coloured
Coat






Joseph Megamix

Go go go Joseph
Go go go Joseph
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Ah ah ah ah ah
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Ah ah ah ah ah
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob, Jacob, Jacob
Jacob and sons
red, yellow, green, brown,
scarlet, black, ocher, peach,
ruby, olive, violet, fawn,
He looks handsome, he looks smart
He is a walking work of art
In his dazzling coat of many colors
How he loves that coat of many colors
It was red, yellow, green, brown
scarlet, black, ocher, peach
ruby, olive, violet, fawn
lilac, gold, chocolate, mauve
cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue

(Whistle)
There's one more angel in heaven
There's one more star in the sky
Joseph we'll never forget you
It's tough but we're gonna get by
There's one more angel in heaven
There's one more star in the sky
Joseph the things that you stood for
Like truth and light never die

Go, go, go Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time
Go, go, go Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time
Go, go, go,
Joseph you know what they say
Hang on now Joseph you'll make it some day
Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time
A Pharaoh's story
A Pharaoh's story
A Pharaoh's story
A Pharaoh's story
Strange as it seems
There's been a run of crazy dreams
And a man who can interpret
Could go far
Could become a star
Could be famous
Could be a big success
Could be famous
Could be a big success
Could be famous
Could be a big success
Could be famous
Could be a big success
Joseph,
Pharaoh's number two
Joseph,
Egypt looks to you
Joseph,
Pharaoh's number two
Joseph,
Egypt looks to you
Joseph!
Well I was wandering
along by the banks of the river
When seven fat cows
came up out of the Nile,
uh-huh oh yeah!
And right behind these
fine healthy animals came
Seven other cows,
skinny and vile, uh-huh oh yeah!
Well the thin cows ate
the fat cows which I
Thought would do them
good, uh-huh oh yeah!
But it didn't make
them fatter like such
A monster supper should
Well the thin cows were as thin
As they had ever, ever, ever been
This dream has got me baffled
Hey, Joseph, what does it mean?
Well you know that kings ain't stupid
But I don't have a clue
So don't be cruel Joseph
Help now me I beg of you

So back in Canaan
the future looked rough
Jacob's family were finding it tough
For the famine has
caught us unprepared
We are thin
We are ill
We are getting scared
It's enough to make anyone weep
We are down to our very last sheep
We will starve if we hang around here
And in Egypt there's food going spare
They've got corn
They've got meat
They've got fruit and drinks
And if we have the time
We could see the Sphinx
So they finally decided to go
Here we go!
Off to Egypt to see brother Jo

Oh no - not he
How you can accuse him is a mystery
Save him - take me
Benjamin is straighter
than the tall palm tree
Oh, yes - its true
Benjamin is straighter
than the big bamboo
No ifs, No buts
Benjamin is honest as coconuts
La la la la la la la la...

So Jacob came to Egypt
No longer feeling old
And Joseph came to meet him
In his chariot
Of gold
Of gold
Of gold
Give me my colored coat
My amazing colored coat
Give me my colored coat
My amazing colored coat!




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