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, 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 they wouldn’t follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came with me and the dance went on:

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:

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’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me:
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he: