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 splendor of Canaan's cuisine
Our extravagant, elegant soirees
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 they go?
Eh bien, raise your berets
Simeon: To those Canaan days
Brothers: Eh bien, raise your berets
To those Canaan days