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Dry Bones (folk Song)
"Dry Bones" is a folk song, included in Harry Everett Smith, Harry Smith's ''Anthology of American Folk Music'' under the heading "Social Music". On this collection it is sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1929). The song is also performed by alternative country duo The Handsome Family on their 2003 album ''Singing Bones''. The song also features on Golden Opportunities 2, an EP released by Okkervil River in 2011. Synopsis This song's five verses refer to different biblical stories. The first verse refers to Enoch from Book of Genesis, Genesis 5:21-24. Verse 2 is based on Acts of the Apostles, Acts 16:25-26. The third verse refers to Moses and the burning bush from Book of Exodus, 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 Book of Genesis, 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dem Bones
"Dem Bones" (also called "Dry Bones" and "Dem Dry Bones") is a spiritual song. The melody was composed by author and songwriter James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. It was first recorded by The Famous Myers Jubilee Singers in 1928. Both a long and a shortened version of the song are widely known. The lyrics are inspired by Ezekiel 37:1–14, where the prophet Ezekiel visits the Valley of Dry Bones"Dry Bones, Valley of," in ''Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature'', David L. Jeffery, editor. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, November 1, 1992, pages 216-217, and prophesies that they will one day be resurrected at God's command, picturing the realization of the New Jerusalem. The song The chorus and verses are noted for many variations among performers, but fall into the following style. The second verse reverses the first in a pattern similar to: : The neck bone (dis)connected from the head bone : ... etc... Artists Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |