Close every door to me,
Hide all the world from me,
Bar all the windows and shut out the light.
Do what you want with me,
Hate me and laugh at me,
Darken my daytime and torture my night.
If my life were important I
Would ask, will I live or die?
But I know the answers lie far from this world.
Close every door to me,
Keep those I love from me,
Children of Israel are never alone.
For I know I shall find
My own peace of mind,
For I have been promised a land of my own.
Joseph's luck was really out, his spirit and his fortune low.
(Close every door to me.)
Alone he sat, alone he thought of happy times he used to know.
(Hide all the world from me.)
Hey dreamer, don't be so upset!
(Bar all the windows and shut out the light.)
Hey, Joseph, you're not beaten yet!
(Children of Israel are never alone!)
Go, go, go Joseph, you know what they say!
Hang on now, Joseph, you'll make it someday.
Shalala Joseph, you're doin' fine.
You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time.
Go go go Jo!
Go go go Jo!
Go go go Joseph, you know what they say...
Ahead of your time...
