Parody of "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers

(Genesis 37-50)

Take a ride back to the olden days

17 that's when I had to ditch this place

And Jacob's my dad, guess you know his name

He had me named Joseph and gave nice gifts

Anyway, folks, I don't think you'd like this

Got heavenly clothes and the day I did

I had 11 angry bros, better play nice, kids

Sprang a trap now to bring me back down to size

Never thought I'd meet Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

But somebody sold me -- not Reuben or Benjamin

But Judah and Simeon

Levi, Gad and Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali

Issachar and Asher

Now, I've got my masters

Then I got sold off to someone new

Ran his household but his sleazy wife's untrue

She said to me, Joe, give me just one kiss

I said, for Heaven's sake, no, but she claimed I did

Prison block now, had me locked down for life

Never thought I'd see my dreams come true in all this strife

But someone paroled me by divine appointment

It went like a whirlwind

Then I helped the Pharaoh when he had bad dreams

He thought my potential -- was quite substantial

My life turned-a life turned around

Take a tip from me: I said, maybe things look bleak

But you just don't know now what God is gonna do in time

Yes, somebody sold me 'cause I annoyed them

It looked like my world's end

Now I have a federal job with the brass here

It's not penitential; it's vice presidential

I boss men-a boss men around

Yes, somebody sold me and broke up our boy band

It felt more like Pearl Jam

Cause I was depressed but now it's a blast here

It was providential and quite essential

My life turned-a life turned around

Yes, somebody sold me, if you haven't listened

I walk like an Egyptian

Cause I had been sent to there in the past, yes

It's right there in Genesis chapter 37, kids

My life turned-a life turned around

Genesis 50:20-21

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them