Joseph - Poor Poor Joseph lyrics
rate me(Narrator)<br />
Nest day, far from home<br />
The brothers planned the repulsive crime<br />
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(Brothers)<br />
Let us grab him now<br />
Do him in, while we've got the time<br />
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(Narrator)<br />
This they did and made the most of it<br />
Tore his coat and flung him in a pit<br />
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(Brothers)<br />
Let us leave him here<br />
All alone and he's bound to die<br />
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(Narrator)<br />
Then some Ishmaelites<br />
A hairy crew came riding by<br />
In a flash the brothers changed their plan<br />
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(Brothers)<br />
We need cash. Let's sell him if we can<br />
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(Narrator, Female Ensemble & Children)<br />
Poor, poor Joseph, what'cha gonna do?<br />
Things look bad for you, hey, what'cha gonna do?<br />
Poor, poor Joseph, what'cha gonna do?<br />
Things look bad for you, hey, what'cha gonna do?<br />
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(Brothers)<br />
Could you use a slave<br />
You hairy bunch of Ishmaelites<br />
Young, strong, well-behaved<br />
Going cheap, and he reads and writes<br />
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(Narrator)<br />
In a trice the dirty deal was done<br />
Silver coins for Jacob's favorite son<br />
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Then the Ishmaelites<br />
Galloped off with the slave in tow<br />
Off to Egypt were Joseph was not keen to go<br />
It wouldn't be a picnic he could tell<br />
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(Joseph)<br />
And I don't speak Egyptian very well<br />
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(Narrator)<br />
Joseph's brothers tore<br />
His precious multi-colored coat<br />
Having ripped it up<br />
They next attacked a passing goat<br />
Soon the wretched creature was no more<br />
They dipped his coat in blood and guts and gore<br />
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(Narrator, Ensemble & Children)<br />
Oh now brothers, how low can you stoop?<br />
You make a sordid group, hey, how low can you stoop?<br />
Poor, poor Joseph, sold to be a slave<br />
Situation's grave, hey, sold to be a slave