Narrator:
Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold
Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold
Where he was bought by a captain named Potiphar
Where he was bought by a captain named Potiphar
Narrator & Male Ensemble:
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 he could really live in style
And he did
Narrator:
Joseph was an unimportant
Slave who found he liked his master
Consequently worked much harder
Even with devotion
Poitphar could see that Joseph
Was a cut above the average
Made him leader of his household
Maximum promotion
Narrator & Male Ensemble:
Potiphar was cool and so fine
But his wife would never tow 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
Narrator:
Joseph's looks and handsome figure
Had attracted her attention
Every morning she would beckon
Mrs. Potiphar:
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 sheckels
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
Potiphar:
Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail
The things you have done are beyond the pail
Narrator & Children:
Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell
Locked up in a cell
Locked up in a cell
