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Thread #4905   Message #742930
Posted By: masato sakurai
05-Jul-02 - 12:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: spirituals
Subject: Lyr Add: DRY BONES
Another version.

DRY BONES

God called Ezekiel by His word,
"Go down and prophesy!"
"Yes, Lord!"
Ezekiel prophesied by the power of God;
Commanded the bones to rise.

Dey gonna walk aroun'.
Dry bones, dey gonna wal aroun' wid de
Dry bones, dey gonna walk aroun'.
Dry bones, why don't you rise an' hear de word of de Lord.

"Tell me, how did de bones get together wid de leg bone?
Prophesy!"

"Ah, well, de toe bone connected wid de foot bone;
De foot bone connected wid de ankle bone;
De ankle bone connected wid de leg bone;
De leg bone connected wid de knee bone;
De knee bone connected wid de thigh bone;
Rise and hear de word of de Lord!"

SOURCE: Roland Hayes, My Favorite Spirituals [original title: My Songs] (1948; Dover, 2001, pp. 34-37; with music, arranged by Roland Hayes)

~Masato