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Jacob & Sons/Coat Of Many Colours (From "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat")
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Performer
Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Vocals
Michael Fletcher
Michael Fletcher
Vocals
Janet Metz
Janet Metz
Vocals
"Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" 1992 Canadian Cast
"Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" 1992 Canadian Cast
Performer
Michael Dixon
Michael Dixon
Conductor
Phil Reno
Phil Reno
Music Director
Peter Walton
Peter Walton
Acoustic Guitar
Jo Meacham
Jo Meacham
Bass Guitar
Dominic O'Dell
Dominic O'Dell
Cello
Richard Inhatowicz
Richard Inhatowicz
Clarinet
Nicola Moss
Nicola Moss
English Horn
Geoffrey Cox
Geoffrey Cox
Drums
Christopher Davies
Christopher Davies
French Horn
Keith Jenkins
Keith Jenkins
Guitar
Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire
Keyboards
Neil Rowland
Neil Rowland
Percussion
Andrew Lynwood
Andrew Lynwood
Synthesizer Programming
Ian Terry
Ian Terry
Synthesizer Programming
Ian Rowbotham
Ian Rowbotham
Viola
Helen Cooper
Helen Cooper
Violin
Timothy J. Alex
Timothy J. Alex
Vocals
Vance Avery
Vance Avery
Vocals
Michael Berresse
Michael Berresse
Vocals
Bayview Glen Chorus
Bayview Glen Chorus
Vocals
Christine Donato
Christine Donato
Vocals
Northern Explosion
Northern Explosion
Vocals
Mark Cassius
Mark Cassius
Vocals
Susan Gattoni
Susan Gattoni
Vocals
Anne Gingras
Anne Gingras
Vocals
Steven Girardi
Steven Girardi
Vocals
Jacquie Holroyd
Jacquie Holroyd
Vocals
Tim Howar
Tim Howar
Vocals
Cara Hunter
Cara Hunter
Vocals
Janet Kelly
Janet Kelly
Vocals
Geln Kerr
Geln Kerr
Vocals
Connie Kunkle
Connie Kunkle
Vocals
Deborah Leamy
Deborah Leamy
Vocals
Lee Lobenhofer
Lee Lobenhofer
Vocals
Marianne McCord
Marianne McCord
Vocals
Krir-Lyn Muir
Krir-Lyn Muir
Vocals
Jody Ripplinger
Jody Ripplinger
Vocals
Avery Saltzman
Avery Saltzman
Vocals
Kim Scarcella
Kim Scarcella
Vocals
Linda Talcott
Linda Talcott
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer
Tim Rice
Tim Rice
Songwriter
John Cameron
John Cameron
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Producer
Nigel Wright
Nigel Wright
Producer
Robin Sellars
Robin Sellars
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Way way back many centuries ago
Not long after the Bible began
Jacob lived in the land of Canaan
A fine example of a family man
[Verse 2]
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
Depended on farming to earn their keep
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep
[Verse 3]
Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation
Thanks to the number of children he had
He was also known as Israel, but most of the time
His sons and his wives used to call him dad
[Verse 4]
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
Men of the soil, of the sheaf and crook
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
A remarkable family in anyone's book
[Verse 5]
Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel
With Simeon and Levi the next in line
Napthali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan
Zebulon and Gad took the total to nine
[Verse 6]
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
Joseph, Jacob's favorite son
[Verse 7]
Jacob, Jacob & Sons
Jacob! Jacob and Sons
Jacob! Jacob and Sons
Jacob! Jacob! Jacob!
Jacob and Sons
[Verse 8]
Joseph's mother, she was quite my favorite wife
I never really loved another all my life
And Joseph was my joy because
He reminded me of her
[Verse 9]
Through young Joseph Jacob lived his youth again
Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could, but then
It made the rest feel second best
And even if they were
[Verse 10]
Being told we're also-rans
Does not make us Joseph fans
[Verse 11]
But where they had really missed the boat is
[Verse 12]
We're great guys but no one seems to notice
[Verse 13]
Joseph's charm and winning smiles
Failed to slay them in the aisles
But the father couldn't see the danger
He could not imagine any danger
He just saw in Joseph all his dreams came true
[Verse 14]
Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son
To make it clear that Joseph was the special one
So Jacob bought his son a coat
A multi-colored coat to wear
[Verse 15]
Joseph's coat was elegant, the cut was fine
The tasteful style was the ultimate in good design
And this is why it caught the eye
A king would stop and stare
[Verse 16]
And when Joseph tried it on
He knew his sheepskin days were gone
[Verse 17]
Such a dazzling coat of many colors
How he loved his coat of many colors
[Verse 18]
In a class above the rest
It even went well with his vest
Such a stunning coat of many colors
How he loved his coat of many colors
It was red and yellow and green and brown and blue
Joseph's brothers weren't too pleased with what they saw
[Verse 19]
We had never liked him all that much before
And now this coat has got our goat
We feel life is unfair
[Verse 20]
And when Joseph graced the scene
His brothers turned a shade of green
His astounding clothing took the biscuit
[Verse 21]
Quite the smoothest person in the district
[Verse 22]
I look handsome, I look smart
I am a walking work of art
Such a dazzling coat of many colors
How I love my coat of many colors
[Verse 23]
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
[Verse 24]
And 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
Written by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

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