Potiphar joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat lyrics

[NARRATOR]

Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold

Where he was bought by a captain named Potiphar

[NARRATOR & ENSEMBLE]

Potiphar had very few cares

He was one of Egypt's millionaires

Having made a fortune buying shares in

[NARRATOR & ENSEMBLE]

Potiphar had made a huge pile

Owned a large percentage of the Nile

[POTIPHAR]

Meant that I could really live in style

[NARRATOR & ENSEMBLE]

And he did

[NARRATOR]

Joseph was an unimportant slave

Who found he liked his master

Consequently worked much harder

Even with devotion

Potiphar could see that Joseph was

A cut above the av'rage

Made him leader of his household

Maximum promotion

[NARRATOR & ENSEMBLE]

Potiphar was cool and so fine

[POTIPHAR]

But my wife would never toe the line

[NARRATOR & ENSEMBLE]

It's all there in chapter thirty-nine of genesis

She was beautiful but

[NARRATOR]

Saw a lot of men against his will

He would have to tell her

That she still was his

Joseph's looks and handsome figure

Had attracted her attention

Every morning she would beckon:

[POTIPHAR'S WIFE]

"Come and lie with me, love"

[NARRATOR]

Joseph wanted to resist her

Till one day she proved too eager

Joseph cried in vain:

[JOSEPH]

Please stop! I don't believe in free love!

[NARRATOR]

Potiphar was counting shekels

In his den below the bedroom

When he heard a mighty rumpus

Clattering above him

Suddenly he knew his riches

Couldn't buy him what he wanted

Gold would never make him happy

If she didn't love him!

[NARRATOR, CHILDREN & ENSEMBLE]

Letting out a mighty roar, Potiphar burst through the door

[POTIPHAR]

Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail

The things you have done are beyond the pale!

[NARRATOR, CHILDREN & ENSEMBLE]

Poor, poor Joseph

Locked up in a cell

Things ain't going well

Hey, locked up in a cell

Poor, poor Joseph

Locked up in a cell

Things ain't going well

Hey, locked up in a cell

Andrew Lloyd Webber Potiphar

POTIPHAR:

Potiphar had very few cares
I was one of Egypt's millionaires
Having made a fortune buying shares
In pyramids

Potiphar had made a huge pile
Owned a large percentage of the Nile
Meant that I could really live in style and I did

Joseph was an unimportant slave who found he liked his master
Consequently worked much harder, even with devotion
Potiphar could see that Joseph was a cut above the average
Made him leader of the household, maximum promotion
Potiphar was cool and so fine
But his wife would never toe the line
It's all there in chapter thirty-nine
Of Genesis

She was beautiful but evil
Saw a lot of men against his will
He would have to tell her that she still
Was his

Joseph's looks and handsome figure had attracted her attention
Every morning she would beckon

POTIPHAR'S WIFE:

Come and lie with me love

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POTIPHAR:

Joseph wanted to resist her, till one day she proved too eager
Joseph cried in vain

JOSEPH:

Please stop! I don't believe in free love

POTIPHAR:

Potiphar was counting shekels in his den below the bedroom
When he heard a mighty rumpus clattering above him
Suddenly he knew his riches couldn't buy him what he wanted
Gold would never make him happy if she didn't love him

NARRATOR:

Letting out a mighty roar
Potiphar burst through the door

POTIPHAR:

Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail
The things you have done are beyond the pale

CHORUS OF WEEPING MAIDENS:

Poor poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell

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London Palladium Cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat & Michael Dixon Potiphar

Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold
Where he was bought buy a captain named Potiphar
Potiphar had very few cares
He was one of Egypt's millionaires
Having made a fortune buying shares in
Pyramids
Potiphar had made a huge pile
Owned a large percentage of the Nile
Meant that I could really live in style
And he did
Oh I did
Joseph was an unimportant slave who found he liked his master
Consequently worked much harder even with devotion
Potiphar could see that Joseph was a cut above the average
Made him leader of his household, maximum promotion
Potiphar was cool and so fine
But my wife would never tow the line
It's all there in chapter 39 of Genesis
Don't believe everything you read dear
She was beautiful but evil
Saw a lot of men against his will
He would have to tell her that she still was his
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You're mine
Joseph's looks and handsome figure had attracted her attention
Every morning she would beckon come and lie with me love
Joseph wanted to resist her 'til one day she proved too eager
Joseph cried in vain
Please stop, I don't believe in free love
Pity
Potiphar was counting sheckles in his den below the bedroom
When he heard a mighty rumpus clattering above him
Suddenly he knew his riches couldn't buy him what he wanted
Gold would never make him happy if she didn't love him
Letting out a mighty roar
Potiphar burst through the door
Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail
The things you have done are beyond the pale
Poor poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey? Locked up in a cell
Poor poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey? Locked up in a cell
Locked up in a cell

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What is the story of Joseph and the Technicolour dream coat?

Back in Canaan, Joseph's brothers are afflicted by starvation and regret their treatment of Joseph. Hearing of the prosperity of Egypt, they unknowingly ask for Joseph's help. He devises a test to see if his brothers have changed their ways, and finally reveals himself donning his Technicolor dreamcoat once again.

Who played Potiphar in Joseph?

In the film, Maria Friedman appears as the Narrator, Richard Attenborough as Jacob, Ian McNeice as Potiphar, Joan Collins as Mrs. Potiphar and Robert Torti as Pharaoh.