|Narrator]
Next day far from home
The brothers planned
The repulsive crime
[Brothers]
Let us grab him now
Do him in
While we've got the time
[Narrator]
This they did
And made the most of it
Tore his coat and
Flung him in a 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 Females 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 a slave in tow
Offto 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
[Ensemble Narrator 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