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(Joseph)I dreamed that in the fields one dayThe corn gave me a signYour eleven sheaves of cornAll turned and bowed to mineI dreamed I saw eleven starsThe sun the moon and skyBowing down before my star,And now I realize whyHow do I know where you come from?You could be spiesTelling me that you are hungry.That could be liesHow do I know who you are?Why do you think I should help you?Would you help me?Why on earth should I believe you?I've no guarantee(Brothers & Narrator)Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Brothers)We are just eleven brothersGood men and trueThough we know we count for nothingWhen up next to youHonesty's our middle nameLife is slowly ebbing from usHope's almost goneIt's getting very hard to see us>From sideways on(Brothers & Narrator)Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Joseph)I rather like the way you're talkingAstute and sincereSuddenly your tragic storyIt gets me right here(Brothers)This is what we hoped he'd say(Joseph)All this tugging at my heartstringsSeems quite justifiedI shall give you what you came forAnd lots more beside(Brothers & Narrator)Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Brothers)Thank you, thank you, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Narrator)Joseph handed them sackloads of foodAnd they grovelled in base gratitude(Female Ensemble)Then unseen, Joseph nipped out around the backAnd planted a cup in young Benjamin's sack(Narrator)When the brothers were ready to goJoseph turned to them allWith a terrible stare and said(Joseph & Children)No No No No No
(Joseph)I dreamed that in the fields one dayThe corn gave me a signYour eleven sheaves of cornAll turned and bowed to mineI dreamed I saw eleven starsThe sun the moon and skyBowing down before my star,And now I realize whyHow do I know where you come from?You could be spiesTelling me that you are hungry.That could be liesHow do I know who you are?Why do you think I should help you?Would you help me?Why on earth should I believe you?I've no guarantee(Brothers & Narrator)Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Brothers)We are just eleven brothersGood men and trueThough we know we count for nothingWhen up next to youHonesty's our middle nameLife is slowly ebbing from usHope's almost goneIt's getting very hard to see us>From sideways on(Brothers & Narrator)Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Joseph)I rather like the way you're talkingAstute and sincereSuddenly your tragic storyIt gets me right here(Brothers)This is what we hoped he'd say(Joseph)All this tugging at my heartstringsSeems quite justifiedI shall give you what you came forAnd lots more beside(Brothers & Narrator)Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Brothers)Thank you, thank you, cringe, bow, stoop, fallWorship, worship, beg, kneel, sponge, crawl(Narrator)Joseph handed them sackloads of foodAnd they grovelled in base gratitude(Female Ensemble)Then unseen, Joseph nipped out around the backAnd planted a cup in young Benjamin's sack(Narrator)When the brothers were ready to goJoseph turned to them allWith a terrible stare and said(Joseph & Children)No No No No No