[Narrator]
Way way back
Many centuries ago
Not long after
The Bible began
Jacob lived
In the land of Canaan
A 'llne 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 'llelds with sheep
Jacob was the founder
Of a whole new nation
Thanks to the number
Of children he'd 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
Of the sheaf and crook
Jacob Jacob and sons
A remarkable family
In anyone's book
[Narrator Brothers]
[Female Ensemble and Children]
Reuben was the eldest
Of the children of Israel
With Simeon and Levi
The next in line
Napthali and Isaachar
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
Jacob Jacob and sons
Jacob Jacob and sons
Jacob Jacob
Jacob Jacob and sons
[Jacob]
Joseph's mother
She was quite my favourite wife
I never really loved
Another all my life
Joseph was myjoy
Because he reminded
Me of her
[Narrator] Through young Joseph
Jacob lived his youth again
He loved him praised him
Gave him all he could but then
It made the rest
Feel second best
And even ifthey were
[Brothers]
Being told we're also rans
Does not make us Joseph fans
[Narrator]
But where they had
Really missed the boat is
[Brothers]
We're great guys
But no one seems to notice
[Narrator]
Joseph's charm
And winning smile
Failed to slay them in the aisle
And their father
Couldn't see the danger
He could not imagine any danger
He just saw with 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 multi-coloured coat to wear
[Brothers and Female Ensemble]
Joseph's coat was elegant
The cut was 'llne
The tasteful style was the
Ultimate in good design
And this is why it caught the eye
A king would stop and stare
[Narrator]
And when Joseph tried it on
He knew his sheepskin
Days were gone
[Narrator Ensemble Children]
Such a dazzling coat
Of many colours
How he loved his coat
Of many colors
[Narrator]
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
[Brothers]
We have never liked him
All that much before
And now this coat
Has got our goat
We feel life is unfair
[Narrator Ensemble Children]
And when Joseph
Graced the scene
His brothers turned
A shade of green
His astounding clothing
Took the biscuit
[Brothers]
Quite the smoothest person
In the district
[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
[ALL]
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 red and yellow
And green and brown
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