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 his 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 and sons!

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 had really missed the boat is

(We're great guys but no-one seems to notice)

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

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

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 have 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!