Clubs
Musical Singing Club
Have a go at singing along to some of the songs from Joseph and the Techni-coloured Dreamcoat
1. INTRODUCTION
Narrator 1
Some folks dream of the wonders they'll do
Before their time on this planet is through
Narrator 2
Some just don't have anything planned
They hide their hopes and their heads in the sand
Narrator 3
Now I don't say who is wrong, who is right
But if by chance you are here for the night
Narrator 4
Then all I need is an hour or two
To tell the tale of a dreamer like you
Narrator 1,2,3,4
We all dream a lot-- some are lucky, some are not
But if you think it, want it, dream it, then it's real
You are what you feel
But all that we say can be told another way
In the story of a boy whose dream came true
And he could be you
2. JACOB AND SONS
Narrators
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
Choir
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Depended on farming to earn their keep
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep
Narrators
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
Choir
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Men of the soil, of the sheaf and crook
Jacob. Jacob and sons
A remarkable family in anyone's book
Choir
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
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Joseph-- Jacob's favourite son
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob. Jacob and sons
Jacob, Jacob, Jacob
Jacob and sons
3. JOSEPH'S COAT
Jacob
Joseph's mother, she was quite my favourite wife
I never really loved another all my life
And Joseph was my joy because
He reminded me of her
Narrator 1
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
Brothers
Being told we're also-rans
Does not make us Joseph fans
Narrator 1
But where they had really missed the boat is
Brothers
We're great guys but no-one seems to notice
Narrator 2
Joseph's charm and winning smile
Failed to slay them in the aisle
And his father couldn't see the danger
He could not imagine any danger
He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true
Narrator 3
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-coloured coat to wear
Brothers & choir
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
Narrator 4
And when Joseph tried it on
He knew his sheepskin days were gone
Choir
Such a dazzling coat of many colours
How he loved his coat of many colours
Narrator 4
In a class above the rest
It even went well with his vest
Choir
Such a stunning coat of many colours
How he loved his coat of many colours
It was red and yellow and green and brown and blue
Joseph's brothers weren't too pleased with what they saw
Brothers
We had never liked him all that much before
And now this coat has got our goat
We feel life is unfair
Narrators
And when Joseph graced the scene
His brothers turned a shade of green
His astounding clothing took the biscuit
Brothers
Quite the smoothest person in the district
Joseph
I look handsome, I look smart, I am a walking work of art
Such a dazzling coat of many colours
How I love my coat of many colours
All
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
Red…yellow … green … brown
Scarlet … black … ochre … peach
… ruby …olive … violet … fawn
… lilac … gold … chocolate … mauve
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
4. JOSEPH'S DREAMS
Narrators
Joseph's coat annoyed his brothers
Brothers
But what makes us mad
Are the things that Joseph tells us of the
Dreams he's often had
Joseph
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
My sheaf was quite a sight to see
A golden sheaf and tall
Yours were green and second-rate
And really rather small
Brothers
This is not the kind of thing
We brothers like to hear
It seems to us that Joseph and his
Dreams should disappear
Joseph
I dreamed I saw eleven stars
The sun the moon and sky
Bowing down before my star,
It made me wonder why
Could it be that I was born
For higher things than you?
A post in someone's government
A ministry or two
Brothers
The dreams of our dear brother are
The decade's biggest yawn
His talk of stars and golden sheaves
Is just a load of corn
Not only is he tactless but
He's also rather dim
For there's eleven of us and
There's only one of him
Brothers and choir
The dreams of course will not come true
That is, we think they won't come true
That is, we hope they won't come true
What if he's right all along?
The dreams are more than crystal clear
The writings on the wall
Means that Joseph someday soon
Will rise above us all
The accuracy of the dreams
We brothers do not know
But one thing we are sure about
The dreamer, (dreamer) The dreamer, (dreamer)
The dreamer, (dreamer) The dreamer, (dreamer)
The dream, (dream) dream, (dream)
dream, (dream) dream, (dream)
The dreamer has to go