Joseph’s Coat [Finnish translation]

[JACOB]

Joseph's mother, she was quite my favorite wife

I never really loved another all my life

And Joseph was my joy because

He reminded me of her

[BROTHERS]

Yechh!!

[NARRATOR]

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 --

[BROTHERS]

Being told were also-rans

Does not make us Joseph fans

[NARRATOR]

But where they have really missed the boat is

[BROTHERS]

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

Joseph's charm and winning smiles

Fail to slay us in the aisles

[NARRATOR]

And their 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

[BROTHERS]

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

[JOSEPH]

When I got to try it on

I knew my sheepskin days were gone

[NARRATOR]

Such a dazzling coat of many colors

[BROTHERS]

How he loved his coat of many colors

In a class above the rest

It even went well with his vest

[NARRATOR]

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

[BROTHERS]

We had never liked him all that much before

And now this coat

Has got our goat

We feel life is unfair

[NARRATOR]

And when Joseph graced the scene

His brothers turned a shade of green

His astounding clothing took the biscuit

[BROTHERS]

Quite the smoothest person in the district

[JOSEPH]

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

[NARRATOR & ALL]

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