Those Canaan Days

<br>(Simeon)<br>Do you remember the good years in Canaan?<br>The summers were endlessly gold<br>The fields were a patchwork of clover<br>The winters were never too cold<br>We`d stroll down the boulevards together<br>And everything round us was fine<br><br>(Jacob)<br>Now the fields are dead and bare<br>No joie de vivre anywhere<br>Et maintenant we drink a bitter wine<br><br>(Brothers)<br>Those Canaan days we used to know<br>Where have they gone, where did they go?<br>Eh bien, raise your berets<br>To those Canaan days<br><br>(Simeon)<br>Do you remember those wonderful parties?<br>The splendor of Canaan`s cuisine<br>Our extravagant, elegant soirees<br>The gayest the Bible has seen<br><br>It`s funny but since we lost Joseph<br>We`ve gone to the other extreme<br>No-one comes to dinner now<br>We`d only eat them anyhow<br>I even find I`m missing Joseph`s dreams<br><br>(Brothers)<br>Those Canaan days we used to know<br>Where have they gone, where did they go?<br>Eh bien, raise your berets<br>To those Canaan days<br><br>(Simeon)<br>It`s funny but since we lost Joseph<br>We`ve gone to the other extreme<br>Perhaps we all misjudged the lad<br>Perhaps he wasn`t quite that bad<br>And how we miss his entertaining dreams<br><br>(Brothers)<br>Those Canaan days we used to know<br>Where have they gone, where did they go?<br>Eh bien, raise your berets<br><br>(Simeon)<br>To those Canaan days<br><br>(Brothers)<br>Eh bien, raise your berets<br>To those Canaan days