Lord of the Dance

 

   C

I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
            Dm                                                                    G

And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
  C

I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
       G                 C

At Bethlehem I had my birth.

 

            C

Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
                                     G

I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
              C

And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
              G                              C

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, dance, wherever you may be, …

 

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 high,
And they left me there on a Cross to die.

 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be, …

 

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.

 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be, …

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'll live in me -
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.

 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be, …