Poor Poor Joseph

<br>(Narrator)<br>Nest day, far from home<br>The brothers planned the repulsive crime<br><br>(Brothers)<br>Let us grab him now<br>Do him in, while we`ve got the time<br><br>(Narrator)<br>This they did and made the most of it<br>Tore his coat and flung him in a pit<br><br>(Brothers)<br>Let us leave him here<br>All alone and he`s bound to die<br><br>(Narrator)<br>Then some Ishmaelites<br>A hairy crew came riding by<br>In a flash the brothers changed their plan<br><br>(Brothers)<br>We need cash. Let`s sell him if we can<br><br>(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><br>(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><br>(Narrator)<br>In a trice the dirty deal was done<br>Silver coins for Jacob`s favorite son<br><br>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><br>(Joseph)<br>And I don`t speak Egyptian very well<br><br>(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><br>(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