1993 Broadway revival Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat the Musical - Poor, Poor Joseph Lyrics
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
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat the Musical Songs Lyrics Poor Poor Joseph lyrics Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat the Musical Lyrics SYNOPSIS Prologue Any Dream Will Do Jacob and 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 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 Colored Coat (Joseph Megamix)
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