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 soirées 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!