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Dry Bones

from Two in a Garden by Becky & Nicole

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A rendition of this song by Bascom Lamar Lunsford is included in Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, and as with many such songs we know it has a much richer — and less well-documented — history in oral traditions long before that. Our version is most influenced by the links in the folk-process chain that are closest to ours: our friends Anna Nowogrodzki, Ken Schatz, and Judy Cook.

lyrics

Old Enoch lived to be
Three-hundred and sixty-five
And then the lord came
And took him up to heaven alive

[chorus]
I saw, I saw the light come shining
Shining all around
I saw the light come shining
I saw the light come down

Paul bound in prison
And the prison walls fell down
And then the prison keeper shouted
Redeeming love I've found

Moses saw that burning bush
And he walked it 'round and 'round
And then the lord said, "Moses
You're treading on holy ground"

Eve in the garden
Beneath that sycamore tree
And then Eve said, "Adam
Old Satan is a-tempting me"

Dry bones in the valley
Got up and took a little walk
And then the rich could hear
And the poor in the valley could talk

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from Two in a Garden, released September 1, 2021
Traditional

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Becky & Nicole Northampton, Massachusetts

With Becky’s background in shapenote music and Nicole’s in sea chanteys and maritime music, Becky & Nicole sing a wide variety of traditional and trad-adjacent songs with haunting harmonies, beautiful poetry, and fun choruses that get everyone singing. They began singing together at Swarthmore College over a decade ago and have been dear friends, music partners, and roadtrip buddies ever since. ... more

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