Dry Bones(Anthology)

Dry Bones(Anthology)

"Dry Bones" is a folk song, included in Harry Smith's "Anthology of American Folk Music" under the heading "Social Music". On this collection it is sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford.

ynopsis

This song's five verses refer to different biblical stories. The first verse refers to Enoch from Genesis 5:21-24. Verse 2 is based on Acts 16:25-26. The third verse refers to Moses and the burning bush from Exodus 3:2. The fourth verse (and the title) is based on the story from Ezekiel 37:1-10. The last verse hints to the familiar story from Genesis 3, although in Lunsford's version what Eve is saying is unclear.

Lyrics

Lunsford's version on the Anthology (recorded in February 1928 in Ashland, Kentucky [ [http://www.archive.org/details/Bones] "Internet Archive" retrieved June 19, 2008] ). This transcription is modified from Judy Cook's published lyric [ [http://judycook.net/ceijc02/CD2-19.PDF] Judy Cook's homepage. Retrieved June 19, 1008] . Lunsford's version differ from Cook's version on several points and these differences are incorporated in the version presented here. (Some passages in Lunsford's rendition are difficult intepret. For these lines Cook's version are used, but these lines are indicated.):

Old Enoch he lived to be three-hundred and sixty-five
When then the Lord came and took him to heaven alive.

Chorus:
I saw, I saw the light from heaven
Shining all around.
I saw the light come shining.
I saw the light come down.

Paul bound in prison, them prison walls fell down [The start of this line is uncertain.]
The prison keeper shouted, “Redeeming Love I’ve found.”

When Moses saw that a-burning bush he walked it round and round.
And the Lord said, “Moses, you’s treading holy ground.

Dry bones in that valley got up and took a little walk.
The deaf could hear, and the dumb could talk.

Adam and Eve in the garden under that sycamore tree.
Eve said, “Adam, Old Satan is a-tempting me.” [What Eve says to Adam is difficult to intepret. "Satan never tempted me"?]

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