[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
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
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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