Joseph's Coat - Starring Maria Friedman as the Narrator.
From the film version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.
Lyrics by Tim Rice and Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Joseph's Coat
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Jacob
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Joseph's mother, she was quite my favourite wife
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I never really loved another all my life
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And Joseph was my joy because
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He reminded me of her
Narrator
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Through young Joseph, Jacob lived his youth again
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Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could, but then
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It made the rest feel second best
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And even if they were -
Brothers
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Being told we're also-rans
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Does not makes us Joseph fans
Narrator
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But where they had really missed the boat is
Brothers
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We're great guys but no-one seems to notice
Narrator
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Joseph's charm and winning smile
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Failed to slay them in the aisle
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And his father couldn't see the danger
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He could not imagine any danger
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He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true
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Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son
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To make it clear that Joseph was the special one
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So Jacob bought his son a coat
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A multi-coloured coat to wear
Jacob, Brothers and Female Ensemble
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Joseph's coat was elegant,The cut was fine
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The tasteful style was the, Ultimate in good design
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And this is why it caught the eye
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A king would stop and stare
Narrator
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And when Joseph tried it on
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He knew his sheepskin days were gone
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Such a dazzling coat of many colours
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How he loved his coat of many coloures
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In a class above the rest
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It even went well with his vest
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Such a stunning coat of many colours
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How he loved his coat of many colours
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It was red and yellow and green and brown and blue
*over tune +1 / Capo 1
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Joseph's brothers weren't, Too pleased with what they saw
Brothers
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We have never liked him, All that much before
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And now this coat, Has got our goat
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We feel life is unfair
Narrator, Female Ensemble & Children
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And when Joseph graced the scene
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His brothers turned a shade of green
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His astounding clothing took the biscuit
Brothers
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Quite the smoothest person in the district
Joseph & Female Ensemlbe
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I look handsome, I look smart
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I am walking work of art
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Such a dazzling coat of colours
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How I love my coat of many colours
Narrator, Joseph, Ensemble & Children
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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
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(I look handsome, I look smart)
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
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(I am walking work of art)
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
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(Such a dazzling coat of colours)
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
D G A
(How I love my coat of many colours)
And purple and white and pink and orange
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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
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