Them Bones

Them Bones
General information
Original release	Physical Fitness
Vocalists	Munch's Make Believe Band The Chuck E. Kids (1992 version only)

Them Bones (also known as Dem Bones) is a song written by James Weldon Johnson. It was later used for the Physical Fitness showtape, before being re-recorded and re-orchestrated for Chuck E. Live 2012.

Lyrics

• Lyrics (1992)
• Lyrics (2012)

All: We're gonna tell you about them, dry bones (3x)
Chuck E.: Now this is how it goes

Munch: Well your toe bone connected to your,
All: Foot bone
Munch: Your foot bone connected to your,
All: Heel bone

Chuck E.: Your heel bone connected to your,
All: Ankle bone
Chuck E.: Your ankle bone connected to your,
All: Leg bone

Jasper: Your leg bone connected to your,
All: Knee bone
Jasper: Your knee bone connected to your,
All: Thigh bone

Pasqually: Your thigh bone connected to your,
All: Hip bone
Pasqually: Your hip bone connected to your,
All: Back bone

Helen: Your back bone connected to your
All: Shoulder bone
Helen: Your shoulder bone connected to your
All: Neck bone

Unknown: Your neck bone connected to your,
Head bone
All: Now listen cause that's not all

Them bones, them bones gonna, walk around (3x)
Chuck E.: Now sing that song for me

All: Disconnect them bones, them, dry bones (3x)
Chuck E.: From your head down to your toes

Pasqually: Well your head bone connected from your,
All: Neck bone
Pasqually: Your neck bone connected from your,
All: Shoulder bone

Jasper: Your shoulder bone connected from your,
All: Back bone
Jasper: Your back bone connected from your,
All: Hip bone

Chuck E.: Your hip bone connected from your,
All: Thigh bone
Chuck E.: Your thigh bone connected from your,
All: Knee bone

Munch: Your knee bone connected from your,
All: Leg bone,
Munch: Your leg bone connected from your,
All: Ankle bone

Helen: Your ankle bone connected from your,
All: Heel bone
Helen: Your heel bone connected from your,
All: Foot bone

Unknown: Your foot bone connected from your,
Toe bone
Chuck E.: Now everyone sing along

All: Them bones, them bones, them, dry bones, (3x)
Sing it one more time, with soul
Them bones, them bones, them, dry bones (3x)
Chuck E.: and Kids: And that's the way it goes

Chuck E.: Hey everybody!
Come on over and dance with me!
Yeah! Alright! You got it! Yeah!

All minus Chuck E.: Them bones, them bones, gonna walk around, walk around
Them bones, walkin' around
Chuck E.: Come on!

All minus Chuck E.: Them bones, them bones, gonna walk around, walk around (Chuck E.: This is awesome!)
That's the way it goes

All: Them bones, them bones, them dry bones (x3)
Now that's the way it goes

Them bones, them bones, them dry bones (x3)
Them bones are walkin' all around (Jasper: Hey!)

Chuck E.: Toe bone connected to the,
All: Foot bone
Chuck E.: Foot bone connected to the,
All: Ankle bone
Chuck E.: Ankle bone connected to the,
All: Leg bone
Now that's the way it goes

Chuck E.: The leg bone connected to the,
All: Knee bone
Chuck E.: The knee bone connected to the,
All: Thigh bone
Chuck E.: The thigh bone connected to the,
All: Back bone
Now that's the way it goes

Them bones, them bones, them dry bones (x3)
Now that's the way it goes

Chuck E.: The hand bone connected to the,
All: Arm bone
Chuck E.: The arm bone connected to the,
All: Neck bone
Chuck E.: The neck bone connected to the,
All: Head bone
Now that's the way it goes (Jasper: Yeah!)

Chuck E.: D to the, R to the, Y to the, B-O-N-E-S (x3)
Dry bones are walkin' all around

All: Them bones, them bones, them dry bones (x3)
Now that's the way it goes

Jasper: Somebody give me one of them bones