Valley of Dry Bones (Busted Banjo Version) Lyrics

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Out of the sand, the snake did crawl

Coiled right up, standing six feet tall

There we stood looking eye to eye

He said, "boy, today's the day you're going to die"

I looked at him and said, "how's it going to be"

He said, "boy, you're gonna drown out at sea"

I laughed in his face, "man, is this a joke"

Surely you can see that for water we're broke

I'll take my chances holding death's hand

For a thousand miles here, there's nothing but sand

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Then right there before my eyes

The snake took off and he began to fly

Higher and higher and higher still

He began spinning like the wheel of a mill

The further he went, the bigger he got

Leaving me here with nothing but hot

He got so big that he covered the horizon

From edge to edge, like bread dough rising

I said, "please don't eat me Mr. Snake"

He said, "don't you listen boy, it ain't how you're gonna break"

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

The sun was gone now, the sky was getting dark

A spark ignited inside that snake's heart

Flickering and flashing, the snake began to quiver

The sky was flooded by a burning river

That snake's heart exploded and the air was torn

A heavenly host began to mourn

Lightning flashed and hit the ground

I could see fire burning all around

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

That snake's skin began to shed

It fell to the ground like crumbs of bread

As the crumbs fell, they began to melt

It was no longer sand here but it's water I felt

I was threatened no more by fire or the heat

This dessert is flooded, it's up over my feet

I was running, going with all haste

The water is rising now, it's up over my waist

The wind was blowing from that snake's lips

I could taste salt upon my lips

With his tongue he flicked me in the air

When I came down, water's up over my hair

I struggled and fought, I did my best

But that snake was right, I sunk to my rest

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones

Why did you leave me alone in the dessert

Why did you lead me to this valley of dry bones