<strong>Joseph</strong> Bro_Lib December 2008 (THE AW):<strong>Joseph</strong> Bro_Lib December 2008 (THE AW) 25/6/10 08:50 Page 14 Narrator: <strong>Joseph</strong> started searching Through his brothers’ sacks Everyone was nervous No-one could relax Children: Who’s the thief? Who’s the thief? Who’s the thief? Who’s the thief? Narrator & Children (answering): Is it Reuben? No Is it Simeon? No Is it Napthali? No Is it Dan? No Is it Asher? No Is it Isaachar? No Is it Levi? No <strong>Joseph</strong>: Who’s the man? No Narrator & Children (answering): Is it Zebulon? No Is it Gad? No Is it Judah? No Is it him? Could it be, could it be Could it be, could it be Could it be, could it be Could it possibly be Benjamin? Children: Yes Yes Yes <strong>Joseph</strong>: Benjamin, you nasty youth Your crime has shocked me to the core Never in my whole career Have I encountered this before Guards, seize him! Lock him in a cell Throw the keys into the Nile as well Narrator & Choir: Each of the brothers fell to his knees Brothers: Show him some mercy, oh mighty one, please He would not do that, he must have been framed Jail us and beat us, we should blamed La x 16 BENJAMIN CALYPSO Brothers: Oh no - not he How you can accuse him is a mystery Save him - take me Benjamin is straighter dan de tall palm tree One Brother: I hear de steel drums sing their song Dey’re singing man you know you’ve got it wrong I hear de voice of de yellow bird Singin from de tree dis is quite absurd Brothers: Oh, yes It’s true Benjamin is straighter dan de big bamboo No ifs No buts Benjamin is honest as coconuts One Brother: Sure as de tide wash de golden sand Benjamin is an innocent man Sure as bananas need the sun We are de criminal guilty ones Brothers & Female Ensemble: Oh no - not he How you can accuse him is a mystery Save him - take me Benjamin is straighter dan de tall palm tree Brothers & Female Ensemble: Oh no - not he How you can accuse him is a mystery Save him - take me Benjamin is straighter than the tall palm tree La la la la la la la la JOSEPH ALL THE TIME Narrator: <strong>Joseph</strong> knew by this his brothers now were honest men The time had come at last to reunite them all again <strong>Joseph</strong>: Can’t you recognize my face? Is it hard to see That <strong>Joseph</strong> who you thought was dead, your brother It’s me Narrator & Choir: <strong>Joseph</strong>, <strong>Joseph</strong>, is it really true? <strong>Joseph</strong>, <strong>Joseph</strong>, is it really you? Narrator & Brothers: <strong>Joseph</strong>, <strong>Joseph</strong>, is it really true? <strong>Joseph</strong>, <strong>Joseph</strong>, is it really you? Narrator, Brothers & Choir: <strong>Joseph</strong>, <strong>Joseph</strong> Jacob In Egypt Narrator, Choir & FE: <strong>Joseph</strong> how can we ever say All that we want to about you We’re so glad that you came our way Brothers: So Jacob came to Egypt No longer feeling old And <strong>Joseph</strong> came to meet him In his chariot Of gold Of gold Of gold Of gold FINALE: ANY DREAM WILL DO/ GIVE ME MY COLOURED COAT <strong>Joseph</strong>: Choir & FE: I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain To see for certain what I thought I knew Far far away, someone was weeping But the world was sleeping Any dream will do I wore your coat He wore your coat with golden lining Ah Bright colours shining Ah wonderful and new And in the east And in the east the dawn was breaking And the world was waking Ah any dream will do <strong>Joseph</strong>: A crash of drums A flash of light My golden coat flew out of sight <strong>Joseph</strong> & Choir: The colours faded into darkness <strong>Joseph</strong>: Choir: I was left alone Ah <strong>Joseph</strong>: All (except <strong>Joseph</strong>): May I return May I return to the beginning Ah (Bros/Jacob) Ah (Narrator/Children/FE) The light is dimming light is dimming Ah (Bros/Jacob) Ah (Narrator/Children/FE) and the dream is too Ah (Bros/Jacob) The world and I, The world and I we are still waiting Ah Still hesitating Hesitating ah (Bros/Jacob) Any dream will do Any dream will do All: Give me my coloured coat My amazing coloured coat Give me my coloured coat My amazing coloured Coat Repeat SONG OF THE PHARAOH (REPRIEVE) Pharaoh: I was standing doing nothing in a field out of town When I saw seven beautiful ears of corn, a-ha FE & Choir: Bap shu wa du wa bap bap shu wa du wa Pharaoh: They were ripe, they were golden and You’ve guessed it Right behind them came seven other ears That were tattered and torn, a-ha FE & Choir: Bap shu wa du wa bap bap shu wa du wa Pharaoh: Then the bad corn ate the good corn Man they came up from behind, yes they did FE & Choir: Bap shu wa du wa bap bap shu wa du wa Pharaoh: Now <strong>Joseph</strong> here’s the punch line It’s really gonna blow your mind FE & Choir: Bap shu wa du wa bap bap shu wa du wa Pharaoh: FE: Well the bad corn was As bad as it had ever, ever, ever, ever been Well this dream has got me all shook up Treat me nice and tell me what it means Hey, hey, hey <strong>Joseph</strong> ba ba ba ba ba ba ba Won’t you tell poor old Pharaoh ba x 14 What does this crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy dream mean? Ba x 16 Oh, yeah screams Narrator & Choir: Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel With Simeon and Levi the next in line Nepthali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan Zebulum and Gad took the total to nine Jacob, Jacob and sons Benjamin and Judah which leaves only one Jacob, Jacob and sons <strong>Joseph</strong>, Jacob’s favourite son Jacob, Brothers & Choir: Jacob, Jacob and sons Jacob, Jacob and sons <strong>Joseph</strong>: Choir: I look handsome, I look smart Ah I am a walking work of art Ah Such a dazzling coat of many colours Ah How I love my coat of many colours Narrator, Ensemble & Choir: 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 blue Go go go <strong>Joseph</strong>, Choir, Narrator & Tenors: <strong>Joseph</strong> you know what they say Hang on now <strong>Joseph</strong> you’ll make it some day Sha la la <strong>Joseph</strong> you’re doing fine You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time Go go go <strong>Joseph</strong> you know what they say Hang on now <strong>Joseph</strong> you’ll make it some day Sha la la <strong>Joseph</strong> you’re doing fine You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time Ahead of your time Ahead of your time Go go go Jo! <strong>Joseph</strong>: Just give me a number instead of my name Forget all about me and let me decay I do not matter I’m only one person Destroy me completely and throw me away If my life were important I would ask will I live or die? But I know the answers lie far from this world <strong>Joseph</strong>, Narrator, FE, Pharaoh & Choir: Close every door to me Keep those I love from me Children of Israel are never alone For we know we shall find Our own peace of mind For we have been promised A land of our own <strong>Joseph</strong>: Choir, Brothers, Jacob & FE: I wore my coat I wore my coat with golden lining Ah Bright colours shining wonderful and new And in the east the dawn was breaking And the world was waking any dream will do <strong>Joseph</strong>: A crash of drums A flash of light My golden coat flew out of sight <strong>Joseph</strong> & Choir: The colours faded into darkness <strong>Joseph</strong>: I was left alone <strong>Joseph</strong>: May I return to the beginning The light is dimming and the dream is too The world and I, we are still waiting Still hesitating Any dream will do All: Give me my coloured coat My amazing coloured coat Give me my coloured coat My amazing coloured Coat Ah And in the east Ah Choir: Ah All (except <strong>Joseph</strong>): May I return Ah (Bros/Jacob) Ah (Narrator/Children/FE) light is dimming Ah (Bros/Jacob) Ah (Narrator/Children/FE) Ah (Bros/Jacob) The world and I Ah Hesitating ah (Bros/Jacob) Any dream will do <strong>Joseph</strong> Bro_Lib Sept <strong>2013</strong> (THE AW).indd 14 05/05/2016 17:54
DREAM ON DREAM ON was the brainchild of producer/director Bill Kenwright, who came up with the concept for an album to celebrate the phenomenal talent witnessed on Any Dream Will Do, featuring Craig Chalmers and some of his fellow contestants from the show. Bill Kenwright said: ‘When I decided to make the album with Craig, I phoned half a dozen of my other favourite lads from the show. To a man they all replied “great” when I asked them to support Craig on the album. It was a real joy for me to see them all together in the studio. They looked sensational. They sounded terrific. What more could anyone want?’ Bill Kenwright went on to present the boys in a spectacular one-off live concert at the London Palladium. The phenomenal evening, which was enjoyed by a star-studded packed out audience, included songs from <strong>Joseph</strong> as well as brilliant versions of contemporary pop classics and a brand new track written especially for the boys by hit song writer Geoff Morrow. The Dream On album proved to be a fitting tribute to Any Dream Will Do and the <strong>Joseph</strong> phenomenon, becoming a chart hit within its first two weeks of release. <strong>Joseph</strong> Bro_Lib Sept <strong>2013</strong> (THE AW).indd 15 05/05/2016 17:54
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