Those Canaan Days

(Simeon)

Do you remember the good years in Canaan?

The summers were endlessly gold

The fields were a patchwork of clover

The winters were never too cold

We'd stroll down the boulevards together

And everything 'round us was fine

(Jacob)

Now the fields are dead and bare

No joie de vivre anywhere

Et maintenant we drink a bitter wine

(Brothers)

Those Canaan days we used to know

Where have they gone, where did they go?

Eh bien, raise your berets

To those Canaan days

(Simeon)

Do you remember those wonderful parties?

The splendour of Canaan's cuisine

Our extravagant, elegant soirés

The gayest the Bible has seen

It's funny, but, since we lost Joseph

We've gone to the other extreme

No-one comes to dinner now

We'd only eat them anyhow

I even find I'm missing Joseph's dreams

(Brothers)

Those Canaan days we used to know

Where have they gone, where did they go?

Eh bien, raise your berets

To those Canaan days

(Simeon)

It's funny, but, since we lost Joseph

We've gone to the other extreme

Perhaps we all misjudged the lad

Perhaps he wasn't quite that bad

And how we miss his entertaining dreams

(Brothers)

Those Canaan days we used to know

Where have they gone, where did--did they go?

Eh bien, raise your berets

(Simeon)

To those Canaan days

(Brothers)

Eh bien, raise your berets

To those Canaan days