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