▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁copy right ▁law ▁Category : Music ▁lic ens ing ▁organizations ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 5 0 1 ( c )( 6 ) ▁non pro fit ▁organizations ▁Category : Music ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁" D ry ▁B ones " ▁is ▁a ▁folk ▁song , ▁included ▁in ▁Harry ▁Smith ' s ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁American ▁Fol k ▁Music ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁" So cial ▁Music ". ▁On ▁this ▁collection ▁it ▁is ▁s ung ▁by ▁Bas com ▁L amar ▁L uns ford . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁This ▁song ' s ▁five ▁vers es ▁refer ▁to ▁different ▁bib lic al ▁stories . ▁The ▁first ▁verse ▁refers ▁to ▁En och ▁from ▁Gen esis ▁ 5 : 2 1 - 2 4 . ▁Ver se ▁ 2 ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Act s ▁ 1 6 : 2 5 - 2 6 . ▁The ▁third ▁verse ▁refers ▁to ▁Mos es ▁and ▁the ▁burning ▁bush ▁from ▁Ex od us ▁ 3 : 2 . ▁The ▁fourth ▁verse ▁( and ▁the ▁title ) ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁from ▁E zek iel ▁ 3 7 : 1 - 1 0 . ▁The ▁last ▁verse ▁hints ▁to ▁the ▁familiar ▁story ▁from ▁Gen esis ▁ 3 , ▁although ▁in ▁L uns ford