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Listen to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium Cast Recording) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer
The Allen Starr Musical Theatre
The Allen Starr Musical Theatre
Performer
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Performer
"Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" 1991 London Cast
"Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" 1991 London Cast
Performer
Linzi Hateley
Linzi Hateley
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer
Tim Rice
Tim Rice
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Producer
Nigel Wright
Nigel Wright
Producer

Lyrics

So
Back in Canaan the future looked rough
Jacob's family were finding it tough
For the famine has caught us unprepared
We are thin, we are ill, we are getting scared
It's enough to make anyone weep
We are down to our very last sheep
We will starve if we hang around here
But in Egypt there's food going spare
They've got corn, they've got meat
They've got fruit and drinks
And if we have the time
We could see the Sphinx
So they finally decided to go
Here we go!
Off to Egypt to see brother Joe
So they all lay before Joseph's feet
Mighty prince, give us something to eat
Joseph found it a strain not to laugh because
Not a brother among them knew who he was
I shall now take them all for a ride
After all, they have tried fratricide
I dreamed that in the fields one day
The corn gave me a sign
Your eleven sheaves of corn
All turned and bowed to mine
I dreamed I saw eleven stars
The sun and moon and sky
Bowing down before my star
And now I realize why!
How do I know where you come from?
You could be spies!
Telling me that you are hungry
That could be lies!
How do I know who you are?
Why do you think I should help you?
Would you help me?
Yes!
Why on earth should I believe you?
I've no guarantee
Grovel, grovel
Cringe, bow, stoop, fall
Worship, worship
Beg, kneel, sponge, crawl
Grovel, (grovel) grovel (grovel)
Cringe, bow, (grovel) stoop, fall (grovel)
Worship, (grovel) worship (grovel)
Beg, kneel, (grovel) sponge, crawl (grovel)
We are just eleven brothers
Good men and true
Though we know we count for nothing
When up next to you
Honesty's our middle name
Life is slowly ebbing from us
Hope's almost gone
It's getting very hard to see us
From sideways on
Grovel, (grovel) grovel (grovel)
Cringe, bow, (grovel) stoop, fall (grovel)
Worship, (grovel) worship (grovel)
Beg, kneel, (grovel) sponge, crawl (grovel)
I rather like the way you're talking
Astute and sincere
Suddenly your tragic story
Gets me right here
This is what we hoped he'd say
All this tugging at my heartstrings
(Grovel, grovel)
Seems quite justified
(Cringe, bow, stoop, fall)
I shall give you what you came for
(Worship, worship)
And lots more beside
(Beg, kneel, sponge, crawl)
Thank you, (grovel) thank you (grovel)
Cringe, bow, (grovel) stoop, fall (grovel)
Worship, (grovel) worship (grovel)
Beg, kneel, (grovel) sponge, crawl (grovel)
Thank you, thank you, cringe, bow, stoop, fall
Worship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl
Joseph handed them sack loads of food
And they groveled with base gratitude
Then, unseen, Joseph nipped out around the back
And planted a cup in young Benjamin's sack
Written by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

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