Lyr Req: spirituals

Subject: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: chet w.
Date: 05 May 98 - 03:56 PM

Looking for words to two spirituals that the Red Clay Ramblers used to do: Ezekial in the Valley of the Dry Bones - and - I'll be Ready When the Great Day Comes. Also would love to find a source for spirituals in general.

Thanks, Chet W.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: rich r
Date: 05 May 98 - 11:09 PM

Chet,

Somewhere in my collection I have a tape with several songs done by the Gospel Jubilators at the Durhan NC Folk festival in 1977. I don't know until I find it if it is the one you are looking for. A group with a recent CD of that style of music is the Fairfield Four. I heard them live at the park last summer and also several years ago at a Garrison Keillor show.

For spirituals, the infamous Rise Up Singing (Sinout! publication) has 35-40 in a separate section plus a few others sprinkled around in other headings.

I will assume that you have searched the DT.

rich r

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 06 May 98 - 09:18 AM

There is a great collection of "white spirituals" from Majesty Music in Greenville, South Carolina. It's called "On My Journey Home". I've got the address...somewhere. Majesty music will send flyers with titles and prices of their stuff, if you request it. they have all manner of music there... sheet music as well as CD's & tapes.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: chet w
Date: 06 May 98 - 12:26 PM

Thanks, Rich and Ireland. I am very interested in your sources. I actually saw the Gospel Jubilators myself at the Eno River Festival in Durham in about 1984 or 85. It was one of the greatest music listening experiences of my life. I bought two 7-inch vinyl records that they had to sell, each with four songs (one of them was "Noah had a Hammer"). Do they have any other recordings available? I would also appreciate very much the address of Majesty Music.

Thanks again, Chet W.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 07 May 98 - 09:42 AM

Here it is:

Majesty Music/Musical Ministries Inc. PO Box 6524 Greenville, South Carolina 29606 USA

Also, the Nova Scotia Mass Choir does some spirituals. They have a few good recordings out. they do both "negro" and "white" spirituals.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Ralph Butts
Date: 07 May 98 - 10:12 AM

Chet.......

You might start at:
The Gospel Music Archive
http://subnet.virtual-pc.com/da567664/

Also try:
The Cyber Hymnal
http://tch.simplenet.com/Default.htm

Here's one I haven't been able to get to lately:
The Online Baptist Hymnal
http://computerstore.utsa.edu/bsm/hymnal/101i.html

......Tiger

Subject: Lyr Add: EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL
From: Gene
Date: 07 May 98 - 02:16 PM

Found this on an old tape....

EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL

ZEKE MANNERS and HIS GANG
(Formerly known as: THE HILL BILLIES)

Recorded in 1935 at Los Angeles, Calif.

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
Way up in the middle of the air
Ezekiel saw a wheel a-turnin'
Way in the middle of the air
The little wheel run by faith
And the big wheel run by the grace of God
There's a wheel in a wheel
Way in the middle of the air.

One of these days about 12 O'Clock
Way in the middle of the air
This old world's gonna reel and rock
Way in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel a-turnin'
Way up in the middle of the air
Ezekiel saw the wheel a-turnin'
Way in the middle of the air
And the little wheel run by faith
And the big wheel run by the grace of God
There's a wheel in a wheel
Way in the middle of the air.

Lemme tell you what a hypocrit'll do
Way in the middle of the air
He'll talk about me and talk about you (that's right)
Way in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
Way up in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel saw a wheel a-turnin'
Way up in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel a-turnin'
Way up in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel saw a wheel a-turnin'
Way in the middle of the air.

Ezekiel saw a wheel a-turnin'
Way - up - in - the - middle - of - the - air.

Note1. The last 4 parts each go up 1 fret.

Note2. Band consists of:
Zeke Manners, Ezra Longnecker, Hank Skillet,
"Gabe" Hemmingway, and "El-Tone" Britt.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Nora
Date: 08 May 98 - 01:16 AM

On the (I think) out of print LP by Jean Redpath and Lisa Neustadt called "Angel Band" there is a tune called 'Dry Bones.' I think I have a tape of it in my car; I can't seem to find it anywhere, and my ex has the turntable. It might or might not mention Ezekiel, but there is a line 'Dry bones in the valley/ got up and took a little walk' Is this the song you're looking for?

Nora

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 May 98 - 01:58 AM

Nora, that Redpath/Neustadt album is called "Angels Hovering Round," and it's available on cassette only from Rounder. I sure wish they'd reissue it on CD.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Nora
Date: 08 May 98 - 01:59 PM

Joe Offer- Thanks. You're right, I misremembered the title. They released another called Anywhere is Home. Both are excellent. I will order the cassette from Rounder. I have nearly worn out the copies I made. I didn't know either were available on tape. I haven't been able to find them. The LPs were released on Fretless Records. They ought to reissue it on CD. Whenever I have played a cut from either LP on the radio I get a ton of phone calls. (Well, more than one, anyway)

Nora

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Nora
Date: 08 May 98 - 02:53 PM

Also:

There's a version of Ezekiel Saw the Wheel on a record by Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt called 'Closing the Distance' (1987 Flying Fish Records).

Lyrics are as above, verses in slightly different order. Vocals by Claudia, Sally and Howie Bursen.

Nora

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 May 98 - 03:42 PM

Hi, Nora - Here's the word from Rounder about "Angels Hovering 'Round":

Unlike Smithsonian Folkways we do not have a CD burner in order to make you a custom CD. It is a good idea, however. I will pass it along to the appropriate people here.
Presently we have only one copy in cassette available in our Cambridge warehouse. Our 800 order line is: 800 443 4727.
Thank you for your interest in Rounder Records,

Guess you'd better hurry, Nora.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: Nora
Date: 08 May 98 - 05:33 PM

Joe Offer

Thanks for checking on that. Rounder's last remaining copy is on its way to North Carolina now. They didn't have any more of the 'Anywhere is Home' cassette, unfortunately, but I'll be happy to have a clean copy of 'Angels Hovering Round.'

Nora

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: spirtuals
From: wysiwyg
Date: 20 Sep 01 - 08:55 PM

Also see ZEKIEL SAW DE WHEEL, in the SECOND BOOK OF NEGRO SPIRITUALS.

~S~

Subject: Lyr Add: VALLEY OF THE DRY BONES
From:
Date: 05 Jul 02 - 10:40 AM

I'm doing this from memory and i haven't listened to the Ramblers' CD in years, but this is pretty close. I was looking for the exact lyrics myself to sing the song at camp. Here's the best I can do from memory.

VALLEY OF THE DRY BONES

Ezekiel was in the valley all the Lord's days,
God told Ezekiel to prophesize
I said "Hear the word of the Lord."

He told Ezekiel as the son of man to preach the Gospel to the sinful man.
The people of Israel, they got so wicked God he said I'll call Ezekiel,
Said "Hey Ezekiel come prophesize. The wicked man was born to die."
He put Ezekiel in the valley of the bones, said "Hear the word of the Lord."

The head bone's connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone's connected to the shoulder bone,
The shoulder bone's connected to the backbone,
So hear the word of the Lord.

The backbone's connected to the....
So hear the word of the Lord.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 7-Jul-02.

Subject: Lyr Add: DRY BONES
From: masato sakurai
Date: 05 Jul 02 - 12:41 PM

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

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: spirtuals
From:
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 06:11 PM

It's Alice, back again 3 years later with the lyrics to the whole song.

VALLEY OF THE DRY BONES

Ezekiel was in the valley all the Lord's days,
God told Ezekiel to prophesize
now "Hear ye the word of the Lord."


He told Ezekiel as the son of man to preach the Gospel to the sinful man.
The people of Israel, they got so wicked my God stops I'll call Ezekiel,
Said "Hey Ezekiel come prophesize. The wicked man was born to die."

ezekiel went down into israel land
to prech the gospel to the sinful man.
people of isreal they would not hear,
so my god said, "the time is near"

I gonna make me a city in my own way
for a nation of people that will obey.

So God he came in the middle of the night
Destroyed that city with all his might
He put Ezekiel in the valley prophesize,
said "Hear ye the word of the Lord."

Now the toe and the foot bone,
join together
The foot and the ankle bone
join together
ankle and leg
join together
leg and knee
join together
knee and thigh
join together
thigh and hip
. . .

Ezekiel in the valley
of the dry bones
repeat

Now ezekiel he raised up his head
found that he was lyin'
amoung the dead
Well God said Ezekiel, can these bones live?
Ezekiel said God if it is I will

Well Ezekiel he began to prophesize
and them dry bones began to rise
He prophesized high up to the wind
put breath in the bones that they might live

Then them bones began to walk
They stood on the ground, began to tal
Ezekiel said to these dry bones,
"won't you hear ye the word of the Lord!"

Ezekiel in the valley of the dry bones
repeat
repeat

Hear the word of the Lord.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: spirtuals
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Mar 05 - 07:09 PM

Hi Alice. Check out the African American Spirituals Permathread!

~Susan

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