Who’s the thief    (video)

 

    (Joseph)

    Stop, you robbers, your little number's up !

    One of you has stolen my precious golden cup !

 

    (Narrator)

    Joseph started searching through his brothers' sacks,

    everyone was nervous, no-one could relax.

 

    (Children)

    Who's the thief ? Who's the thief ?

    Who's the thief ? Who's the thief ?

 

    (Narrator & Children)

    Is it Reuben ? No !

    Is it Simeon ? No !

    Is it Napthali ? No !

    Is it Dan ? No !

    Is it Asher ? No !

    Is it Isaachar ? No !

    Is it Levi? No !

    Who's the man ?

    Is it Zebulon ? No !

    Is it Gad ? No !

    Is it Judah? No !

    Is it him ?

 

    (Children)

    Could it be, could it be, could it be, could it be,

    could it be, could it be ?

 

    (Narrator)

    Could it possibly be Benjamin ?

 

    (Children)

    Yes, yes, yes !

 

(orig. with capo on the first fret from here)

 

    (Joseph)

     Em                   D

    Benjamin, you nasty youth,

              C               B7            Em

    your crime has shocked me to the core,

    Em                   D

    never in my whole career

            C      B7           Em

    have I encountered this before.

        G          D              A           D     E

    Guards, seize him! Lock him in a cell !

         G            D      A         D          E

    Throw the keys into the Nile as well !

 

(orig. without a capo from here)

 

    (Narrator)

       C                 G         C                G

    Each of the brothers fell to his knees !

 

    (Brothers)

        C                      G               C                   G

    Show him some mercy, oh, Mighty One, please !

    Cm                 G                 D                       G

    He would not do that, he must have been framed,

    Cm              G          D                G

    jail us and beat us, we should blamed.

    C          G  D         G  C         G  D         G

    La la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la,

 

    (Rice / Webber)