Original subtitles

(TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

MAN: Walk! WOMAN: Walk, please. Don't run. Don't run.

- Hey, behave yourself! -Quiet! Quiet!

(CHILDREN SHOUTING)

Hey, slow down!

WOMAN: Come on, you know the rules.

On the right. I can see you.

(INAUDIBLE)

(CHILDREN LAUGHING)

(PLAYING SOFT MUSIC ON PIANO)

(SINGING) 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

And it could be you

(SINGING) 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

I wore my coat

I wore my coat

With golden lining

Bright colours shining

Wonderful and new

And in the east

And in the east

The dawn was breaking

And the world was waking

Any dream will do

A crash of drums, a flash of light

My golden coat flew out of sight

The colours faded into darkness

I was left alone

May I return

May I return

To the beginning

The light is dimming

And the dream is, too

The world and I

The world and I

We are still waiting

Still hesitating

Any dream will do

Any dream, any dream, any dream

Any dream will do

Any dream, any dream, any dream

Any dream will do

(INTENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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 their 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 and the sheaf and 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 Issachar 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

Dad!

Jacob, Jacob and sons

Jacob

Hi, Dad.

Jacob and sons

Jacob,Jacob,Jacob

Jacob and

Sons

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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

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

Being told we're also-rans

Does not make us Joseph fans

But where they have really missed the boat is

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

Joseph's charm and winning smiles

Failed to slay them in the aisles

And their 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 multicoloured coat to wear

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

And when Joseph tried it on

He knew his sheepskin days were gone

Such a dazzling coat

It's great!

Of many colours

How he loved his coat of many colours

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

We had never liked him all that much before

And now this coat has got our goat

We feel life is unfair

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

I am a walking work of art

Such a dazzling coat of many colours

How I love my coat of many colours

NARRATOR: 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

JOSEPH". I look handsome, I look smart

I am a walking work of art

Such a dazzling coat of many colours

How I love my coat of many colours

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 blue!

(CHEERING LOUDLY)

(SINGING) 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

Yours were green and second-rate and really rather small

ALL: Small!

This is not the kind of thing we brothers like to hear

It seems to us that Joseph and his dreams should disappear

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 higher things than you?

A post in someone's government? A ministry or two?

(JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING)

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

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 -(WHISTLING)

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?

What if he's right all along?

The dreams are more than crystal clear

The writing on the wall

Means that Joseph someday 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

The dreamer, the dreamer

The dreamer

The dreamer, dreamer, dreamer, dreamer

The dreamer has to go

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) Next day, far from home, the brothers planned the repulsive crime

Let us grab him now Do him in while we've got the time

Hi, guys! Hey!

- Hey! -Kill him!

NARRATOR: This they did and made the most of it

Tore his coat and flung him in a pit

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

When some lshmaelites, a hairy crew, came riding by

In a flash, the brothers changed their plan

We need cash, let's sell him if we can

Poor, poor Joseph, whatcha gonna do?

Things look bad for you Hey, whatcha gonna do?

Poor, poor Joseph, whatcha gonna do?

Things look bad for you Hey, whatcha gonna do?

(SCREAMS)

Could you use a slave, you hairy bunch of lshmaelites?

Young, strong, well-behaved Going cheap, and he reads and writes

In a trice, the dirty deal was done

Silver coins for Jacob's favourite son

Then the lshmaelites galloped off with a slave in tow

Off to Egypt where Joseph was not keen to go

It wouldn't be a picnic, he could tell

And I don't speak Egyptian very well

Joseph's brothers tore his precious multicoloured 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

(WOLF HOWLING)

(IMITATING HARMONICA)

(BLUES MUSIC PLAYING)

Father, we've something to tell you

A story of our time

A tragic but inspiring tale

Of manhood in its prime

You know you had a dozen sons

Well, now that's not quite true

But feel no sorrow, do not grieve

He would not want you to

You see, there's one more angel in heaven

(VOCALISING)

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 at our table

There's one more tear in my eye

But, Joseph, the things that you stood for

Like love and peace, 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

(VOCALISING)

So long, little Joe

Adios, buckaroo

Ten-four, good buddy

There's one less place at our table

There's one more tear in my eye

But, Joseph, the things that you stood for

Like truth and light, never die

Carve his name with pride and courage

Let no tear be shed

- If he had not laid down his life -Goldarnit, goldarnit

We all would now be dead

(LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALL WHOOPING)

(SINGING) 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

(ALL WHOOPING)

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

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...

(MUSIC STOPS)

There's one more angel in heaven

(CRYING)

There's one more star in the sky

Father, the things that he stood for

(WEEPING LOUDLY)

Like democracy, never...

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(ALL WHOOPING)

Die!

(SINGING) Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains

and sold

Where he was bought by a captain named Potiphar

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(ZANY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(SINGING) Potiphar had very few cares

He was one of Egypt's millionaires

Having made a fortune buying shares in...

Pyramids.

Potiphar had made a huge pile

Owned a large percentage of the Nile

Meant that I could really live in style

And he did

Oh, I did.

Joseph was an unimportant slave

Who found he liked his master Consequently worked much harder

Even with devotion

Potiphar could see that Joseph was a cut above the average

Made him leader of his household Maximum promotion

Potiphar was cool and so fine

But my wife would never toe the line

It's all there in Chapter 39 of Genesis

She was beautiful but

Evil

Saw a lot of men against his will

He would have to tell her that she still was his

You're mine!

Joseph's looks and handsome figure

Had attracted her attention Every morning she would beckon...

Come and lie with me, love.

Joseph wanted to resist her Till one day she proved too eager

Joseph cried in vain...

Please, stop! I don't believe in free love!

Pity.

Please.

(EXCLAIMS)

No,no,no.

(WOMAN GASPS)

(WOMAN LAUGHING)

Potiphar was counting shekels

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

Letting out a mighty roar

(POTIPHAR SCREAMING)

Potiphar burst through the door

Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail

The things you have done are beyond the pale

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

(SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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 torture 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

Close every door to me

Hide all the world from me

Bar all the windows

And shut out the light

(ALL VOCALISING)

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

ALL: 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

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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

Hey, dreamer, don't be so upset

Hey, Joseph, you're not beaten yet

Go, go, go, Joseph, you know what they say

Hang on now, Joseph You'll make it someday

Don't give up, Joseph Fight till you drop

We've read the book

And you come out on top

The prison walls were wet and black

His chains were heavy, weighed him down

A candle was his only light

The hungry rats the only sound

Hey, dreamer, don't be so upset

Hey, Joseph, you're not beaten yet

Go, go, go, Joseph, you know what they say

Hang on now, Joseph You'll make it someday

Don't give up, Joseph Wait and you'll see

We've been outside

NARRATOR: And you're on the marquee

Now into Joseph's prison cell

Were flung two very frightened men

We don't think that 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

Both men were servants of Pharaoh the King

Both in the doghouse for doing their thing

One was a baker, a cook in his prime

One was a butler, the Jeeves of his time

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

First the butler, trembling, took the floor

Nervously he spoke of what he saw

There I was standing in front of a vine

I picked some grapes and I crushed them to wine

I gave them to Pharaoh, who drank from my cup

I tried to interpret, but I had to give up

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

Next the baker rose to tell his dream

Hoping it would have a similar theme

There I was standing with baskets of bread

High in the sky I saw birds overhead

Who flew to my basket and ate every slice

Give me the message, like his would be nice

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

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

Go, go, Joe

Go, go, Joe Go, go, Joe

Go, go, Joe

Go, go, go, Joseph, you know what they say

Hang on now, Joseph You'll make it someday

Sha la la, Joseph, you're still in your prime

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 someday

Sha Ia Ia, Joseph, you're still in your prime

You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time

Go, go, go, Joe!

Go, go, go, Joe!

Go, go, go, Joe! Go, go, go, Joe!

Go, go, go, Joe!

Go, go, go, go, go, go, Joseph You know what they say

Hang on now, Joseph You'll make it someday

Sha Ia Ia, Joseph, you're still in your prime

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 someday

Sha Ia Ia, Joseph, you're still in your prime

You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time

Ahead of your time

Ahead of my time

Ahead of your time

Ahead of my time

- Ahead of your time -Ahead of my time

- Ahead of your time -Ahead of my time

- Ahead of your time -Ahead of my time

Ahead of your time

Ahead of your

Time

(CHEERING LOUDLY)

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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 Ramses

Get down on your knees

A pharaoh story

A pharaoh story, a pharaoh story

A pharaoh story

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 lifetime in prison seems quite on the cards

But if my analysis of the position is right

At the end of the tunnel

- There's a glimmer of light -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

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

Could become a star

Could be famous Could be a big success

- A star -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

Could become a star

Could be a

Star

(CHEERING)

(INTENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(MUSIC STOPS)

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 the dream

What to do, whatever could it mean?

Then his butler said

I know of a bloke in jail

Who is hot on dreams Could explain old Pharaoh's tale

- Pharaoh said -Fetch this Joseph man

I need him to help me if he can

Poor, poor Pharaoh, whatcha gonna do?

Dreams are haunting you Hey, whatcha gonna do?

Chained and bound, afraid, alone

Joseph stood before the throne

My service to Pharaoh has begun

Tell me your problems, mighty one

(BLUESY ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Pharaoh is in the building!

Well, I was wandering along the banks of the river

When seven fat cows came out of the Nile

Oh, yeah

And right behind these fine healthy animals

Seven other cows that were skinny and vile

(VOCALISING)

And then the thin cows ate the fat cows Which I thought would do 'em good

Oh, yeah

But it didn't make 'em fatter Like I thought a monster supper should

Oh, no

Because 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?

Now you know that kings ain't stupid

But I don't have a clue

Don't you be cruel, Joseph

Help me, now, I'm begging you

I was standing doing nothing in a field out of town

When I saw seven beautiful ears of corn

Oh, yeah

They were ripe, they were golden But you've guessed it, right behind them

There were seven other ears that were tattered and torn

Then the bad corn ate the good corn Man, they came up from behind

Yes, they did

But, Joseph, here's the punch line It's really gonna blow your mind

Flip your lid

Because the bad corn was as bad as it had ever, ever, ever, ever been

Well, this dream has got me all shook up

Treat me nice Tell me what it means

I understand the bit about the corn,

but I'm not quite sure about the cows.

I was wondering if you could just give it to me one more time, Mr Pharaoh man.

Please?

Let me show you how we rock and roll in Egypt.

I was standing doing nothing in a field out of town

When I saw seven beautiful ears of corn

Oh, yeah

They were ripe, they were golden, but you've guessed it, right behind them

There were seven other ears that were tattered and torn

And then the bad corn ate the good corn

And they came up from behind Yes, they did

But, Joseph, here's the punch line It's really gonna blow your mind

This is gonna flip your lid!

Because the bad corn was as bad as it had ever, ever, ever, ever been

Well, this dream has got me all shook up

Treat me nice Tell me what it means

HEY

(SCREAMING)

HEY

(SCREAMING)

Hey, hey, hey, Joseph

Won't you tell poor old Pharaoh

What does this crazy

Crazy, crazy, crazy dream mean?

Oh, yeah

Seven years of bumper crops are on their way

(ALL EXCLAIM)

Years of plenty, endless wheat and tons 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

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

Who this man could be I just don't know

Who this man could be I just don't know

Joe!

ALL: Oh!

Pharaoh said

Well, stone the crows This Joseph is a clever kid

Who'd have thought that 14 cows could mean the things he said they did?

Joseph, you must help me further I have found a job for you

You shall lead us through this crisis You shall be my number two

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 -Joseph

- Pharaoh's number two -Pharaoh's number two

- Joseph -Joseph

- Egypt looks to you -Egypt looks to you

Joseph, Pharaoh's number two

- Joseph -Joseph

- Egypt looks to you -Egypt looks to you

Joseph

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 did not mind a bit

The first recorded rationing in history was a hit

Joseph, how can we ever say

All that we want to about you?

We're so glad that you came our way

Okay.

We should have perished without you

Hey! Joseph, we are the perfect team

Old buddies now, that's you and me

I was wise to have chosen you

You'll be wise to agree

Joseph, how can we ever say

All that we want to about you?

We're so glad that you came our way

We should have perished without you

Hey! We were in a jam that would have baffled Abraham

But now we're a partnership It's just a piece of cake

Greatest man since Noah Only goes to show-ah

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

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?

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING IN FRENCH ACCENT) Do you remember the good years in Canaan?

The summers were endlessly gold

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

The fields were a patchwork of clover

How lovely.

The winters were never too cold

We strolled down the boulevard together

A promenade simply divine

Now the fields are dead and bare

No joie de vivre anywhere

Et maintenant, we drink a bitter wine

Those Canaan days we used to know

Where have they gone, where did they go?

Et bien, raise your berets to those Canaan days

Do you remember those wonderful parties?

Ooh la la!

The splendour of Canaan's cuisine

Our extravagant, elegant soirees

(ALL LAUGHING)

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'd only eat them anyhow

I even find I'm missing Joseph's dreams

Those Canaan days we used to know

Where have they gone?

Where did they go?

Et bien, raise your berets to those Canaan days

(MUSIC STOPS)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(CHEERING)

Those Canaan days we used to know, where have they gone?

Where did they go?

Et bien, raise your berets to those Canaan days.

- 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

Those Canaan days we used to know

Where have they gone?

Where did

Did they 90?

Et bien, raise your berets

To those Canaan

Days

Et bien, raise your berets

To those Canaan

Days

(SINGING) 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

But 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 Joe

So they all lay before Joseph's feet

Mighty Prince, give us something to eat

Joseph found it a strain not to laugh because

Not a brother among them knew who he was

I shall now take them all for a ride

After all, they have tried fratricide

(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

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, the moon and sky

Bowing down before my star

And now I realise why

(JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING)

How do I know where you come 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?

Yes!

Why on Earth should I believe you? I've no guarantee

Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fall

Worship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl

Grovel, grovel, grovel, grove!

Grovel, grovel, grovel, grove!

We are just eleven brothers Good men and true

Though we know we count for nothing when up next to you

Honesty's our middle name

Life is slowly ebbing from us Hope's almost gone

It's getting very hard to see us from sideways on

NARRATOR: Grovel, grovel, grovel, grove!

Grovel, grovel, grovel, grove!

I rather like the way you're talking Astute and sincere

Suddenly your tragic story gets me right here

This is what we hoped he'd say

All this tugging at my heartstrings seems quite justified

I shall give you what you came for and lots more besides

Grovel, grovel, grove!

Grovel, grovel, grovel, grove!

Thank you, thank you Cringe, bow, stoop, fall

Worship, worship

Beg, kneel, sponge, crawl

Joseph handed them sackloads of food

And they grovelled with base gratitude

Then, unseen, Joseph nipped out around the back

And planted a cup in young Benjamin's sack

When the brothers were ready to go

Joseph turned to them all with a terrible stare and said...

No!

No! No, no, no!

- Stop! -You robbers, your little number's up

One of you has stolen my precious golden cup

Joseph started searching through his brothers' sacks

Everyone was nervous, no one could relax

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

-ls it Reuben? -No!

- Is it Simeon? -No!

- Is it Naphtali? -No!

- Is it Dan? -No!

- Is it Asher? -No!

- Is it Issachar? -No!

- Is it Levi? -No!

Who's the man?

- Is it Zebulun? -No!

- Is it Gad? -No!

- Is it Judah? -No!

Is it him?

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

Could it possibly be Benjamin?

Yes! Yes! Yes!

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 keys into the Nile as well

Each of the brothers fell to his knees

Show him some mercy O mighty one, please

He would not do this He must have been framed

Jail us and beat us

We should be blamed

(WOMEN HUMMING)

(REGGAE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) Oh, no, not he

How you can accuse him is a mystery

Save him, take me

Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree

I hear the steel drums sing their song

They're singing, "Man, you know, you got it wrong"

I hear the voice of the yellow bird

Singing in the tree, "This is quite absurd"

- Oh, yes -Oh, yes

- It's true - It's true

Benjamin is straighter than the big bamboo

- No ifs -No ifs

- No buts -No buts

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 -Oh, no

- Not he -Not he

How you can accuse him is a mystery

- Save him -Save him

- Take me -Take me

Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree

(ALL VOCALISING)

Oh, no, not he

How you can accuse him is a mystery

Save him, take me

Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree

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 -Oh, no

- Not he -Not he

How you can accuse him is a mystery

- Save him -Save him

- Take me -Take me

Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree

(VOCALISING)

Oh, no, not he

Not he

Save him, take me

Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree

WOMEN: Each of the brothers fell to his knees

Show him some mercy O mighty one, please

He would not do this He must have been framed

Jail us and beat us

We should be blamed

And Joseph knew by this

His brothers now were honest men

The time had come at last

To reunite them all again

Can't you recognise my face?

ls it hard to see?

That Joseph who you thought was dead

Your brother, is me

Joseph,Joseph

Is it really true?

Joseph,Joseph

Is it really you?

Joseph

Joseph

(CHILDREN CHEERING)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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

(MUSIC STOPS)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) 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

- I wore my coat - CHILDREN: I wore my coat

With golden lining

Bright colours shining

Wonderful and new

- And in the east - CHILDREN: And in the east

The dawn was breaking

And the world was waking

Any dream will do

A crash of drums

A flash of light

My golden coat flew out of sight

The colours faded into darkness

I was left alone

May I return

To the beginning

The light is dimming

- And the dream is, too - CHILDREN: And the dream is, too

- The world and I -CHILDREN: The world and I

We are still waiting

Still hesitating

Any dream will do

Still hesitating

Any dream will do

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

(CHEERING LOUDLY)

(INTENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)