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.
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Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I値l lead you all wherever you may be,
And I値l lead you all in the dance, said he.
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they would not follow
me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came to me and the dance went on.
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I danced on the sabbath when 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.
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I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It痴 hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I壇 gone,
But I am the dance and I still go on.
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They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that値l never, never die;
I値l live in you if you値l live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
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ｩ 1963 Stainer & Bell Ltd.
