"(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 Ishmaelites?" "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 Ishmaelites 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)"