I danced in the morning
when the world was begun,
I danced in the moon
and the stars and the sun,
I came down from heaven
And I danced on the earth
At Bethlehem
I had my birth.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
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 pharisee,
But they would not dance
And the wouldn't follow me,
I danced for the fishermen,
For James and for John -
They came with me
And the dance went on.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
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 on the Sabbath
And I cured the lame
The holy people
said it was a shame.
They whipped and stripped
and they hung me high,
They left me there
on a cross to die
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
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 on a 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.
They cut me down
and I leapt up high;
I am the life
that will never, never die;
I'll live in you
If you'll live in me -
I am the Lord
of the dance, said he.
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
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