Joseph - Poor Poor Joseph lyrics

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(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