Jacob & Sons / Joseph's Coat

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
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 Depended on farming to earn their keep
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 Spent all of their days in the fields with sheep
 Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation
 Thanks to the number of children he'd had
 He was also known as Israel but most of the time
 His sons and his wives used to call him, "Dad!"
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 Men of the soil, of the sheaf and crook
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 A remarkable family in anyone's book
 Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel
 With Simeon and Levi the next in line
 Napthali and Isaachar, with Asher and Dan
 Zebulun 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 favorite son
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 Jacob! Jacob and sons
 Jacob—! (Jacob! Jacob! Jacob!)
 Jacob and sons!
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 Joseph's mother—she was quite my favorite wife
 I never really loved another all my life
 But Joseph was my joy because
 He reminded me of her
 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—
 Being told we're also-rans
 Does not make us Joseph fans
 But where they have really missed the boat is
 We're great guys but no-one seems to notice
 Joseph's charm and winning smiles
 Fail to slay them in the aisles
 And their father couldn't see the danger
 He could not imagine any danger
 He just saw in Joseph all his
 Dreams come true
 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 multicolored coat to wear
 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!
 And when Joseph tried it on
 He knew his sheepskin days were gone
 Such a dazzling coat of many colors
 How he loved his coat of many colors
 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
 We had never liked him all that much before
 And now this coat
 Has got our goat
 We feel life is unfair!
 And when Joseph graced the scene
 His brothers turned a shade of green
 His astounding clothing took the biscuit
 Quite the smoothest person in the district
 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
 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—
 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
 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!