The Lord of the Dance

I danced in the morning
When the world was begun.
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun.
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Dance then wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance—said he.
And I'll lead you all where-ever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance—said he.

I danced for the scribe
And the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John,
They came with me and the dance went on.
Dance then wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance—said he.
And I'll lead you all where-ever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance—said he.

I danced on the Sabbath
And I cured the lame;
The holy people said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high,
And they left me there on a cross to die.
Dance then wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance—said he.
And I'll lead you all where-ever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance—said he.

I danced on Friday
When the sky turned black,
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
But I am the dance, and I still go on.
Dance then wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance—said he.
And I'll lead you all where-ever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance—said he.

They cut me down
And I leapt up high;
I am the life that'll never, never die;
I'll live in you if you live in me — I am the Lord of the Dance,
said he.
Dance then wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance—said he.
And I'll lead you all where-ever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance—said he.