I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
I danced for the moon and the stars and the sun,
I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
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Dance, then, wherever you may be,
For I am the lord of the dance said he,
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
And I’ll lead you all in the dance said he.
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisees,
But they would not dance, no they would not follow me,
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John,
They came with me and the dance went on.
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I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame,
They whipped, stripped, they hung me high,
They left me there on the cross to die.
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I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black,
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back,
They buried my body, they thought I’d gone,
But I am the dance and I still live on.
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They cut me down but I leapt on high,
I am the light that will never, never die,
I’ll live in you if you live in me,
I am the lord of the dance said he.
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