Jacob and Sons

Jacob and Sons

Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice 

Way way back many centuries ago, 

Not long after the Bible began 

Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, 

A fine example of a family man. 

 

Jacob, Jacob and sons, 

Depended on farming to earn their keep. 

Jacob, Jacob and sons, 

Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep. 

Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation 

Thanks to the number of children he had 

He was also known as Israel, but most of the time 

His sons and his wives used to call him Dad. 

Jacob, Jacob and sons, 

Men of the soil, of the sheaf and crook. 

Jacob, Jacob and sons, 

A remarkable family in anyone's book. 

Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel 

With Simeon and Levi the next in line 

Naphtali and Issachar with Asher and Dan 

Zebulun and Gad took the total to nine 

Jacob, Jacob and sons, 

Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one 

Jacob, Jacob and sons, Joseph - Jacob's favourite son 

Jacob, Jacob and sons 

Jacob, Jacob and sons 

Jacob, Jacob and sons 

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Jacob and Sons